Sports Key To Healthy Society: Chief Minister Of Tripura Dr. Manik Saha.

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Sepahijala, Tripura, 15th of September, 2025 : Hon’ble Chief Minister Dr. Manik Saha inaugurated the MLA Cup Football Competition at Boxanagar Mini Stadium on Monday (15th September, 2025).

Addressing the inauguration ceremony of the MLA Cup Football Competition Hon’ble Chief Minister Dr. Manik Saha said that sports play a supportive role in the development of a healthy body and a healthy mind, and in addition to developing themselves, the youth should be more involved in sports for the benefit of society and the country.

He said that the central and state governments have paid special attention to improving the quality of sports.

“The current state government has taken various steps to develop sports infrastructure. As part of this initiative, eight synthetic football grounds and synthetic hockey grounds have already been built in different places in the state. A high-quality swimming pool has also been arranged for the swimmers of the state,” said Chief Minister Dr. Saha.

Laying emphasis on building a drug-free society, the Chief Minister said that the more the youth are involved in sports, the stronger the fight against addiction will be.

Calling on the youth to take a leading role in the movement against drug addiction, the Chief Minister said that the state government has adopted a zero-tolerance policy towards drug addiction.

Amidst the distinguished dignitaries there were Hon’ble Higher Education Minister Kishor Barman, MLA Tafazzal Hossain, Swapna Nama, Chairman of Boxanagar Panchayat Samiti, District Magistrate of Sepahijala district Dr. Siddharth Shiv Jaiswal, Superintendent of Police Bijay Debbarma, BDO of Boxanagar block Sanjib Kumar Pal, and many other distinguished dignitaries were present in the event. Sixteen teams from within and outside the state are participating in this football competition that began today.