Tripura Leader of Opposition and CPI(M) State Secretary, Jitendra Chaudhury, has written to State Election Commissioner Manjor Kumar, urging him to intervene and halt fund transfers by the Tipra Motha administration in the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) until the elections are completed.

In his letter, Chaudhury requested that the state government and the TTAADC, including Tipra Motha, strictly adhere to the provisions of the “Party in Power” chapter of the Model Code of Conduct.

Chaudhury expressed concern that Tipra Motha, the junior partner in the coalition government, is allegedly using its position in the TTAADC to align with the senior partner, BJP, by distributing funds to voters—an act he claims constitutes a violation of the election code.

Citing a local newspaper report, the Leader of Opposition noted that on March 17, the same day the State Election Commission announced the TTAADC election schedule, the ADC CEO sanctioned over Rs 30 lakh as medical grants, directing the amount to the accounts of 292 beneficiaries—newly settled Reang refugees in the North District’s Kanchanpur, Damcherra, and Panisagar camps.

Chaudhury said, “While medical aid on humanitarian grounds is exempt from the Model Code of Conduct, the selective distribution—granting ₹10,275 each to beneficiaries from just three villages out of 11 resettled villages after the poll schedule was announced—appears to be a deliberate attempt to influence voters using public funds. I urge the SEC to intervene immediately and suspend these transfers until the elections conclude. I also request that the government and ADC administrations follow the ‘Party in Power’ guidelines of the Model Code of Conduct in both letter and spirit.”