Rampada Jamatia new Speaker
BJP MLA and a senior Janajati leader Rampada Jamatia’s name has been proposed as the new Speaker of Tripura Legislative Assembly.
The BJP legislators proposed it during the pre-assembly meeting held at Chief Minister Dr. Manik Saha’s official residence on Thursday evening.
According to sources, the new Speaker will assume office on March 18.
Jamatia, a former secretary to Jamatia Hoda, will be the second Speaker in the state from the Tribal community after Communist leader Sudhanva Debbarma who held the position in 1978 during the first Left Front government. Before joining politics Jamatia was an employee of the ONGC and an active member of the RSS.
The Speaker’s post fell vacant after the demise of Biswabandhu Sen, who was a seasoned politician and MLA from Dharmanagar, on December 26 last.
Chief Minister Dr. Manik Saha, Deputy Speaker Ram Prasad Paul, Chief Whip Kalyani Roy and other legislators from BJP, Tipra Motha and IPFT greeted Jamatia after the meeting.
“I firmly believe that his long political experience, dedication, and leadership will help make the proceedings of the Legislative Assembly stronger and more effective in the days ahead,” the Chief Minister mentioned.
Pradyot Kishore Debbarma , head of the BJP ally TIPRA Motha had already declared that the party would support a tribal Speaker irrespective of his party. Pradyot specifically uttered the name of Rampada Jamatia and assured his support in case BJP chose him.
Rampada is an MLA representing the Bagma (ST) constituency. He completed his Higher Secondary education from Bishranganj Higher Secondary School in 1974.
Meanwhile, the Budget session of the Tripura Assembly will begin on Friday (March 13), with Governor Indrasena Reddy Nallu scheduled to address the House on the opening day.
The detailed schedule and business of the upcoming session were finalised at a meeting of the Business Advisory Committee (BAC) held on March 6.
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ratan Lal Nath said that the state government would introduce three bills in the Assembly to establish three new universities — Tripura Women’s University, Tripura University of Health Sciences and Tripura Technical University. The Minister also said that Finance Minister Pranajit Singha Roy will present the Budget for the financial year 2026–27 on March 16.
He will also table the Supplementary Budget for the financial year 2025-26 in the House. Roy will present the third Budget of the BJP-led government’s second term.
The Budget session will continue till March 25, the Parliamentary Affairs Minister said.
The Budget is expected to provide a higher allocation to the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC), as the 30-member tribal autonomous body is likely to go to crucial polls in April.
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