Satyajit Sengupta
PHOTO : Former Chief Secretary's formal book release function. TIWN File Photo 2014
The year 2015 has ushered in a bad omen for the people of Tripura. It only recounts how unfortunate the so called highly sensitive and literate citizens of the state. The state Chief Minister Manik Sarkar is accused of abetting a Non-Banking Financial Companies like Rose Valley to flourish in the state to cheat the common man for past so many years which is now clear to be the symbiotic relationship. CPM party is the beneficiary along with the Kundu family and its coteries.
The glaring change in their life style is a witness to this fact. Sarkar probably considers the people to be all duffers and they could be fed all his cock & bull stories which people would accept without any question.
The state is unique in the country and has a special place being the only CPM ruled state. Everything about it is special. Manik Sarkar is lucky that Tripura is not one of the main land states. And he does not have to face the social scrutiny as it has obliterated the semblance of opposition be it within or without.
Its uniqueness starts with the posting and appointment of Director General of Tripura Police K Nagraj is charge-sheeted in CBI court for accumulation of asset disproportionate to his known source of income. Head of forest force PCCF Sanatan Talukdar is accused of both moral turpitude and financial corruption. He is alleged to have misused his power to save the corrupt officers in the department and taking bribe from his field staffs. Continuing illicit relationship with multiple women staff even in his official chamber everyday is a known fact for everybody of Aranya Bhavan.
Charge against Law Secretary D M Jamatia is framed for disobedience of the orders of the high court of the state. He is facing the charge of criminal contempt making derogatory comments against High Court in the file note to become more closure to Manik Sarkar and CPI-M. He is cherishing the dream to be a minister in 2018 in anticipated cabinet of CPI-M, when the job is lost in criminal contempt proceeding.
Police Accountability Commission, State Information Commission and Lokayukta have all become redundant and have reached the stage of mere cipher. There are all powerful different and separate statutory units of CPI-M and Chief Minister Manik Sarkar patronizes all wrong doings through these institutions caring a fig to the constitutional bodies. Current Chief Secretary is the follower of the legacy of his comrade predecessor Panda who has been accused of multiple administrative scams. New CS apparently does not belong to Panda’s camp but because of long absence from Tripura’s administration, he is sub-consciously getting trapped into the corrupt and shallow mole network of his predecessor.
Now it is for all of us to wait and watch for the action that the Chief Minister takes to clear all the debris of the administrative machinery. Be it Police, Forest & Law administration. The spotlight of corruption charges against four forest officials including PCCF Talukdar have established once again the nexus of politicians and bureaucrats for achieving personal gratification.
Chief Conservator of Forests (CCF) Prabir Bhattacharjee in connivance with a top official of BSNL Tripura SSA and Agartala Municipal Corporation (AMC) is in the process of manipulating the land record where he built a double storied house on the land muted in the name of Department of Telecom. He has reportedly bribed a handsome amount to a top official of BSNL for not lodging case against him, as directed a palatial two storey building throwing all rules into winds. The Ministry of Telecommunication about two months ago advised the General Manager BSNL Tripura to get the BSNL premises vacated from clutch of Prabir Bhattacharjee. Even & despite directions and advice from the District administration the BSNL did not take any action to vacate the land illegally occupied by Bhattacharjee and three other retired employees of BSNL for past 15 years.
May be not late for him to be got rectified with his efficiency and come out from illusion of Panda and his corrupt team and Manik’s fear for a good administration. Really, what a unique state in Indian sub-continent! The state is ruled by corrupt Sarkar, the last communist blanket (!) in the country where all the top officials are accused of corruption this way or other.
Administration including police is functioning under CPI-M party’s rule. Opposition political parties are doing compromising deal with ruling party. BJP is growing up with all planted elements of Congress and CPI-M party in the state. Indirectly the culture of CPI-M and Congress is dominating Tripura BJP now. Concept of “Deshvakti and Self-control” is buzz words for them. All corrupts and lumpants of all spare of society are acquiring space in BJP politics.
Tripura may now consider establishment of a 'special high court' of its own where the writ of Sarkar shall the word of law.
An evidence of corruption in Tripura : Govt forced Schools to buy Chief Minister, Chief Secretary's private book by misusing Central RMSA funds.
Satyajit Sengupta is a Columnist based in Tripura. Views expressed are personal.
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