Agartala, June 5 -- Tripura Pradesh Congress Committee on Thursday demanded a complete ban on the use of flex and other single-use plastics in the state while celebrating the 53rd World Environment Day.

Along with government organisations and NGOs, Congress held a public awareness program in Agartala, highlighting the escalating dangers of plastic pollution. Party leaders used the platform to criticize both public apathy and government inaction.

Addressing the gathering, senior Congress leader and former Minister Sudip Roy Barman said that indiscriminate use of plastics-from food packaging to water bottles-was contributing to ecological degradation and public health crises.

"Most of our daily-use items are wrapped in plastic. This not on...