AGARTALA:
The opposition Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) in Tripura boycotted the oath taking ceremony of Chief Minister Manik Saha on May 15, alleging that under the ruling government democracy has been “throttled” in the state.
In a press statement issued on May 15, the party said that it took the decision because of several reasons including the rising “fascist” violence in the state, attempts to oppress the opposition, deprivation of democracy, deprivation of civil liberties, deprivation of the right to vote, attack on media, one-party dictatorship, and the establishment of common people’s work.
“The administration is in shambles. No promises made during the last assembly elections have been implemented and its policies have been totally anti-people. The politics of terror and violence that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government indulged in have destroyed democracy reducing elections to a farce. The fascistic attacks have demolished the Constitutional guarantees and the rule of law,” the statement read.
Talking about lack of electricity, irrigation process, disrupted road communication, extreme mismanagement of education and health, rising prices of consumer goods, rampant corruption, the CPIM said changing of chief minster of the ruling party ahead of the assembly poll is a sign of weakness.
Meanwhile, the Polit Bureau of the CPIM has said BJP’s decision to change the chief minister of Tripura a few months before the term of the government ends is a clear admission of the fact that the BJP state government was a complete failure.