TMC demands: Cabinet decision on white paper from Himanta-led Govt

Cabinet decision on white paper

Guwahati: Ahead of the Assam Cabinet meeting in Silchar, the Assam Trinamool Congress decision on white paper on the implementation of the decisions of the Himanta Biswa Sarma-led government in cabinet meetings across the state.

In a statement issued here on Monday, Assam TMC media department chairperson Dilip Kumar Sharma said that citizens or media in the state are yet to know the status of implementation of the cabinet decisions taken by the Himanta Biswa Sarma-led government. It is in the dark. Weekly meetings held in Dispur and outside the state in the last one and a half years.

It may be recalled that the Himanta Biswa Sarma-led government held its cabinet meeting outside Guwahati for the first time in September last year. The meeting was held on 30 September 2021 at Dhemaji. A precedent was set and a cabinet meeting was held at Bongaigaon followed by another meeting at Haflong.

“The Chief Minister had earlier announced that cabinet meetings would be held across the state to take Assam’s development to every corner, which we welcome. Now the cabinet meeting will be held in Silchar tomorrow. However, The people of Assam are still not aware of the status of implementation of the decisions taken in the cabinet meetings or their implementation. So, we demand a white paper from the state government in this regard,” Sharma said.

The Assam TMC spokesperson also gave an example of one such cabinet decision by the Sonowal government to set up a mini-secretariat in Silchar.

“However, the Mini Secretariat is yet to be set up in Silchar. The current Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced in the state budget to set up a zoo in Silchar and another medical college and hospital in Silchar. But we are yet to see them. There is no project in sight,” Sharma said.

Reiterating that his party would always support any initiative taken for the development of the state, the TMC spokesperson, however, sought clarification on the status of implementation of the announced projects, as it Obviously, the declarations were only on paper and apparently not concrete on the ground.

Notably, the Assam government also held a cabinet meeting for the first time in New Delhi on November 23. The meeting coincided with the 400th birth anniversary celebrations of Lachit Barphukan held in the national capital.

Meanwhile, the Cachar police and district administration have made all arrangements ahead of the cabinet meeting in Silchar on Tuesday. This is the first time that the Himanta-led government is holding a cabinet meeting in Silchar.

It may be noted that proposed cabinet meetings in the southern Assam city had to be canceled three times in a year due to various reasons, including two waves of floods during the monsoon season.