CPI(M): BJP will face defeat in polls from Democracy-lover

Agartala: The CPI(M) on Tuesday asserted that the democratic people of Tripura will oust the present system in the coming elections as it has “failed” on all fronts.

Addressing a rally in Santir Bazar area of ​​South Tripura district, CPI(M) state secretary Jitendra Choudhary claimed that people are coming together to “save” democracy in the northeastern state.
He said that once the election schedule is announced, the streets will be filled with peace-loving people as the party has already sent them a message of unity.

The term of Tripura Assembly is going to end on March 22.

“People are gearing up for a silent revolution in the state to defeat the BJP which has oppressed them for the last 59 months. This time the democracy loving people will defeat the present government on all fronts. Failure to do so will result in ouster and it will set the tone for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
Battle lines have been drawn for the 60-member assembly elections in Tripura, with the opposition CPI(M) and Congress joining hands to take on arch-rival BJP.

Pointing out that the CPI(M) believes in program-based politics, the former minister said it was the saffron party that “fooled” the people to capture power in the 2018 assembly elections. was made
“The government which is unable to end the DA of employees spends Rs 59 lakh to bring people to PM Narendra Modi’s rally at Vivekananda Ground. They have provided 200 days under MGNREGA with a daily wage of Rs 340. but what happened to the poor during the BJP regime was disastrous”, he alleged.

Rejecting claims of a “record-breaking” allocation of PMAY funds for the northeastern state, Choudhary said the Center has sanctioned 2.50 lakh housing units under the scheme since 2018.
“The allocation is targeted for five years from 2018 while the state got approval to set up 1.30 lakh such units in 2017. The number of social pension beneficiaries has also come down from 4.50 lakh to 3.25 during the BJP regime. It has become lakh”, he said.

The BJP and the Indigenous People’s Front of Tripura (IPFT) jointly contested the 2018 assembly elections and wrested power from the Left Front.