Opposition wants power, not people’s welfare; PM Modi thinks only about development: Tripura CM
Agartala, Sep 6 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Sunday accused the opposition parties of having no basic understanding of politics and alleged that they were engaged in politics only to confuse the people.
Addressing a large public meeting organised by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at Barjala, on the outskirts of Agartala, CM Saha said that the people of the state had witnessed a very difficult and dangerous situation during the CPI-M’s long tenure in power in the state.
“We have so many elections coming up. Village Committee elections are coming, and we will contest them with the NDA alliance. But for some time, attempts have been made to create a situation of divide and rule. In 1978, people will remember how the CPI-M formed the government. They ruled the state for 35 years. Everywhere there were red flags and red signals, in West Bengal and Tripura too,” he added.
“People will never accept them (CPI-M). They are still carrying the thinking of 1978, about how they can come to power and form the government, and attempts are being made in various ways,” he said.
The Chief Minister added that the Congress has now entered into an alliance with the CPI-M, alleging that the opposition parties were interested only in power.
“This Congress has now come into an alliance with the CPI-M. They just want the chair or power and are hatching conspiracies. In the last Assembly election, we saw CPI-M flags being carried out from Congress party offices and vice versa,” he said.
Chief Minister Saha said that the BJP is the largest political party in the country and has a growing presence across the world.
“The graph of the BJP is increasing. After the Village Committee elections, local body elections, including those to the Agartala Municipal Corporation and Nagar Panchayats, will be held. We won all 20 out of 20 seats last time. This time also, the same is going to happen,” he added.
Chief Minister Saha said that people in a democracy want leaders and political parties whom they can believe and trust.
“In politics, people want someone whom they can believe and trust. You cannot do politics with muscle power. We have to work for the people. We are providing water to all, houses, free food and gas connections. Why bring politics into such things?” he asked.
The Chief Minister said that the welfare and development initiatives undertaken by the state government were aimed at improving the lives of ordinary people.
“That is why people are blessing Prime Minister Narendra Modi. We have a guardian like PM Modi who only thinks about the people and how to work for development,” he added.
Manik Saha also highlighted India’s economic growth and said that the state government has been working for the welfare of the common people.
“Our GDP has increased, and now India is the fourth-largest economy in the world. Our state government has been working for the common people,” he added.
–IANS
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