Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched a scathing attack against the CPI (M) and Congress in Tripura accusing the alliance partners of taking back the development of the state backwards. He said with the double-engine government Tripura has been put on the fast track. Addressing an election rally at Ambassa in Dhalai district, he said, the identity of Tripura is not violent or backwardness anymore now. He said, flags of all political parties are being seen in the state this year during the assembly election. However, five years back this was not possible and only the flag of only one party was seen and that was of CPI(M). He said that BJP has freed Tripura of fear.<br />'' <br />'' The Prime Minister also said that by implementing the 7th pay commission salary of lakh of employees of the state government has increased. Earlier only CPIM workers reaped the benefit. He also rued that earlier people could reach police stations with great difficult but in the BJP government, there is a rule of law in the State. Mr. Modi said during that period of violence, girls and women were subjected to a lot of atrocities but now they are being empowered and their life has been made easier.<br />'' <br />'' Earlier Dhalia was among the backward State but BJP has made it an aspirational district, he said. It is now in second place in the list of aspirational districts out of 110 districts in the country, added Mr. Modi. The PM thanked the authorities and government for serving the people of Dhalai.<br />'' <br />'' He thanked the present Chief Minister Dr. Manik Saha for giving a good manifesto. He appealed to the people of Tripura to vote for the BJP and alliance partners as it will keep the CPI(M) at bay from power. He said during the last election he had promised to give HIRA which means Highway, Internet, Railway and Airway.<br />'' Efforts are on to lay optical fibre network in each and every village of Tripura. Tripura has become global as it is connecting with the outside world in an unprecedented way<br />'' <br />'' He said, the government is trying to connect Tripura and Northeast through waterways, roadways and rail network. He said, International flight service will soon take off from the Agartala airport.<br />'' <br />'' Tripura is moving towards becoming the gateway of South East Asia. The CM was talking about Act East policy which will give an impetus to the economy of the state. Tripura has the blessings of Maa Tripura Sundari.  Mr. Modi said, PM Awas Yojana has changed the lives of people in Tripura.<br />'' <br />'' In last five years, he asserted that the BJP government has provided around three lakh pucca houses to the poor under the PM Awas Yojana.  <br />'' <br />''The Prime Minister said, under the misrule of CPIM and Congress, people of the State have been under pain. He said, if anybody fell ill there were no proper hospitals and no money to spend on the treatment. BJP government was sensitive to the pain which people were suffering, he added. More than two lakh poor people took benefit through the Ayushman yojana in Tripura, he further added.