Agartala, Apr 10 (UNI) The BJP government in Tripura has invoked the Essential Services Maintenance Act (ESMA) last night.
Tripura is the second state of the country after Madhya Pradesh, which implemented ESMA during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb in social media informed, “In order to better management of Covid-19 outbreak, for the interest of the citizens, from today government has implemented ESMA with immediate effect in the state.” However, the reason for invoking ESMA has not been detailed.