By Firstdespatch Desk Jan 17, 2023
Agartala, Jan 17(FD) The opposition CPI-M today criticized the state government for depriving 1 lakh and fifteen thousand people from getting the social allowances n the BJP-IPFT regime.
Speaking at a public rally at Debdaru in South Tripura district, CPI(M) state secretary Jitendra Choudhury alleged that during CPIM rule 4 and a half lakh people were getting allowances, but now only 3 lakh and fifteen thousand people are getting.
“I would ask this government to let us know why the rest one lakh 15 thousand people were deprived from their rights”, he asked.
In a separate meeting at Santirbazar area of South Tripura district, claimed that people are coming together to “save" democracy in the northeastern state and oust the present government in the upcoming elections for “failing” on all fronts.
The streets will be flooded with peace-loving people once the election schedule is announced as the party has already sent a message of unity to them, he said.
The term of the Tripura Assembly is scheduled to end on March 22.
"People are preparing themselves to engineer a silent revolution in the state for defeating the BJP who had oppressed them for the past 59 months. This time the democracy-loving people will oust the present government, for failing on all fronts, and it will set the tone for the 2024 Lok Sabha election", Choudhury said.
Battle lines have been drawn for elections to the 60-member assembly in Tripura, with the opposition CPI(M) and the Congress joining hands to take on arch-rival BJP.
Pointing out that the CPI (M) believes in programme-based politics, the former minister said it was the saffron party which had “befooled” the people to capture power in the 2018 Assembly elections.
"The government which is unable to clear DA of employees spends Rs 59 lakh to bring people to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's rally at Vivekananda ground. They promised to provide 200 mandays with Rs 340 daily wage under MGNREGA but what the poor experienced during the BJP rule was disastrous", he alleged.
Rejecting the claims of “record-breaking” allocation of PMAY funds for the northeastern state, Choudhury said the Centre had sanctioned 2.50 lakh dwelling units under the scheme since 2018. FD JK