Agartala, Apr 12, 2023, TRIPURA TIMES Desk

Agartala, Apr 12: In a humanitarian gesture, Tripura Chief Minister Dr. Manik Saha responded to the appeal of a schoolgirl on social media and assured government help for her father’s treatment.

A social media user had posted that Asmita Deb, a meritorious student studying in Class-IX at Shishu Bihar Higher Secondary School, had been facing challenges to pursue her studies as her father Ashis Deb was in the last stage of cancer.

After seeing the Facebook post on Tuesday, the Chief Minister commented that an instruction was passed to his office to contact the family members to look into the matter.

Within 24 hours of the assurance, the schoolgirl met with the Chief Minister at his official residence on Wednesday morning. The Chief Minister listened to the minor school girl and assured that all possible support would be extended for her father’s treatment.

Meanwhile, the Chief Minister also talked with many other people who went to meet him for various reasons. He listened to the problems and grievances of the people and assured them of taking necessary steps.

According to a government press release, the Chief Minister will now meet the public once in every week. Anyone who wants to meet the Chief Minister may submit applications along with their phone numbers to the Chief Minister’s Office in the Secretariat. The applicants will be informed about the date, time and venue later on.