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Tripura’s Congress chief, INPT President file nominations
Agartala, Jan 30 (IANS) The Presidents of the opposition Congress’ state unit and tribal outfit INPT on Tuesday filed their nominations for the February 18 Assembly polls, while the ruling CPI-M changed one candidate.
In a surprise development, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders on Tuesday night held a closed-door meeting with Congress Tripura unit Working President and former royal family scion Pradyot Kishore Deb Burman at the latter’s palace here.
Tripura Pradesh Congress Committee chief and former Minister Birajit Sinha filed his papers from his old Kailashahar seat in northern Tripura.
Sinha, elected to the Assembly five times since 1988, later told the media that the Congress is the only alternative to the ruling Left Front led by Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) in Tripura.
Indigenous Nationalist Party of Tripura (INPT) President Bijoy Kumar Hrangkhawl filed papers from Ambassa. Former militant turned politician Hrangkhawl was elected to the Assembly for three consecutive terms in 1998, 2003 and 2008.
INPT in association with another tribal-based National Conference of Tripura (NCT) has fielded 14 candidates and announced to nominate more candidates if there is no electoral alliance with the Congress and other parties.
CPI-M Central Committee Member Gautam Das said here on Tuesday night that the Left Front has nominated Nimal Biswas in Khowai in western Tripura in place of Biswajit Datta, admitted to hospital few days back due to serious illness.
Biswas is a former State Secretary of CPI-M’s student wing Student Federation of India.
After his meeting with Assam Minister and BJP incharge of Tripura elections Himanta Biswa Sarma and party’s central observer Sunil Deodhar, ex-royal Deb Burman told the media that it was a “courtesy call and nothing political”.
“However, I sincerely want the Left parties to be ousted from power in polls,” Deb Burman said.
“We want to see Pradyot Kishore Deb Burman in the Rajya Sabha,” Sarma told the media at the royal palace in presence of Deb Burman.
Elections to the 60-member Tripura Assembly will be held on February 18.
–IANS
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Foodman Vishal Singh Honored for Hunger Free World Mission in Bangkok
Lucknow: Vishal Singh, a renowned social worker from Lucknow, also known as Foodman, has once again made India proud. He was honored by the Happy Hands Gloves Cooperative Limited Company in Korathai, Thailand, for his work with the Hunger Free World Mission.
The Hunger Free World Mission’s meeting was held in Korathai, Thailand, under Vishal Singh’s leadership. Representatives from several countries, including Mr. Raja Dwivedi (Managing Director of Happy Hands Gloves Limited), Thailand Coordinator Mr. Raja Mishra, and member Mr. Varun Singh, attended the event.
Under Vishal Singh’s leadership, the attendees took a pledge to work together toward creating a hunger-free world.
Speaking on the occasion, Vishal Singh explained that the main goal of the Hunger Free World Mission is social participation. He said the mission is not just about feeding people but also about meeting other basic needs of those who are struggling. The mission focuses on helping families of terminally ill patients in hospitals by providing food and shelter. It also works to fulfill essential needs like education, jobs, and care for the elderly.
For the last 16 years, the Vijay Sri Foundation has been providing free services, benefiting thousands of people. Vishal Singh highlighted that the mission aims to gain global recognition like other organizations such as WHO, WWF, and Red Cross, which work for social causes.
During this meeting, Vishal Singh was appointed as the Chairman of the Hunger Free World Mission by representatives from various countries. They also discussed holding regular meetings in different countries to push the mission forward.
Business tycoon Dr. Abhishek Verma has also supported this humanitarian mission, vowing to promote the idea of “Seva Parmo Dharma” (Service is the highest duty) worldwide. Vishal Singh praised him, stating that people like Dr .Abhishek Verma inspire others to work for the betterment of society.
Recently, Romania’s Ambassador, Mr . Daniela Sezonov Ţane, invited Vishal Singh to the Romanian Embassy in Delhi, where they discussed the mission in detail. Impressed by his humanitarian work, she honored Vishal Singh and invited him to Romania to take the mission forward .
Food man Vishal Singh has been serving the people of India for the past 16 years. Through the Vijay Sri Foundation, he provides free meals to cancer patients & their families ,shelter, and education for women & children along with running free old-age homes in Lucknow.
In addition to his humanitarian work, Vishal Singh also addresses issues like crime and corruption through his role as Chairman of Seva Path Media and Managing Director of Vijay Sri Foundation.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Vishal Singh and his team worked tirelessly to provide food and help to the needy, including starving children, elderly citizens, and pregnant women. Despite contracting the virus himself, he continued to assist others after his recovery. He even created a life-saving oxygen regulator using household items, which was praised by doctors both in India and abroad.
In his address at the meeting, Vishal Singh spoke about his mission to create a hunger-free world. He pointed out that India’s large population, along with issues like unemployment and poverty, has caused the country to fall on the Hunger Index. He urged people to contribute just one handful of grains daily to help create a hunger-free world.
He concluded by saying that through social participation, we can empower the people around us, meet their basic needs, and work together to build a stronger, more prosperous, and developed society.