New Delhi [India], Feb 8: In the lead of the Tripura Assembly elections on February 18, nation Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address two election campaign rallies near border areas today, said programme manager and Deputy Speaker of Assam Assembly Biswarup Bhattacharya.

In view of PM Modi's visit, the India-Bangladesh border neighboring Sipahijala and Unakoti districts of Tripura has been sealed, said police. PM Modi tweeted on his twitter account “In Tripura today. Will address rallies in Sonamura and Kailashahar.” PM Modi on Wednesday in Lok Sabha given the speech and opposition continued to distracted him.

Giving details of PM Modi's route, Bhattacharya said the prime minister is scheduled to arrive at Agartala airport in a chartered plane, and from there, he would fly to Sonamura of Sipahijala district in an Indian Air Force (IAF) helicopter. After the rally at Siphijala, Modi would go to Kailashahar in Unakoti district, Bhattacharya said, adding the prime minister would address a public meet at Ramkrishna Mahavidyalaya stadium in the second half of the day.

The security forces have been asked to escalate force in the district and adequate measures have been taken to thwart untoward incidents, Unakoti SP Ajit Pratap Singh said. Tripura is set to go to polls on February 18 and the results will be announced on March 3.