Tripura MP Donates Rs 1\,00\,000 From First Salary for Assam Flood Relief

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Tripura MP Donates Rs 1,00,000 From First Salary for Assam Flood Relief

Pratima Bhowmik, BJP state General Secretary, donated Rs 1,00,000 from her first salary as Lok Sabha MP from Tripura West towards Assam flood relief.

IANS

Updated:July 24, 2019, 2:58 PM IST
Tripura MP Donates Rs 1,00,000 From First Salary for Assam Flood Relief
File photo of Tripura West MP Pratima Bhowmik. (Image: Twitter/@RoniDeb9)
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Agartala: Pratima Bhowmik, the Lok Sabha MP from Tripura West parliamentary constituency, donated Rs 1,00,000 from her first month's salary for Assam flood relief, a BJP leader said here on Wednesday.

Bhowmik, 50, is also the General Secretary of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in Tripura.

"Pratima Didi donated Rs 100,000 from her first month's salary for Assam flood relief. She handed over the amount to an Assam government official in New Delhi on Tuesday," BJP leader Victor Shome told IANS.

At least 67 people have died and 33,55,837 have been affected in the deluge that has inundated over 2,000 villages in 17 districts of Assam.

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