Tripura MP donates Rs 1 lakh from her first salary for Assam flood relief

Tripura MP donates Rs 1 lakh from her first salary for Assam flood relief

Pratima Bhowmik is the general secretary of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in Tripura.

Over 65 people have died and more than three lakh people have been affected in the deluge in Assam | File photo from REUTERS

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  • Tripura MP Pratima Bhowmik donates Rs 1 lakh from her first salary for Assam relief fund
  • Pratima Bhowmik is general secretary of ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in Tripura
  • Pratima Bhowmik handed over amount to an Assam government official in New Delhi on Tuesday

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 Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader said on Wednesday.

Pratima Bhowmik (50) is also the general secretary of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in Tripura.

"Pratima Didi donated Rs 1,00,000 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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