AGARTALA, Nov 12 (TIWN): With another JUMLA outcome from the BJP led 8 months old JUMLA Govt, it has been known that Durga Puja could not bring smiles to the poor families as the much hyped 2 days Durga Puja works payments have been pending to maximum workers.

TIWN has been continuously publishing reports how down economy hit the poor in the rural as well as urban areas caused losses in business, but Chief Minister Biplab Deb in his speeches on Durga Puja claimed, "Poverty is a mental disease and only Ganja businessmen are gripped in poverty". Ahead of Durga Puja  Tripura Finance Dept had decided to increase numbers of beneficiaries for 2-days works during Durga Puja.

While announcing this puja works, Deputy CM cum Finance Minister Jishnu Debbarma said, "Since 6 years, 2 lakhs 26 thousand families were getting two mandays work during Durga Puja. This year we have increased the number 1 lakh and thus beneficiaries numbers stands 3 lakhs 26 thousand. It's a huge hike of 41 %. As an example if in a village 100 people were getting works, now the number of beneficiaries will be 144 people. 11 corores 55 lakh 70 thousand rupees will cost and 42 % more rural families will get work".

It can be noted here that CPI-M Govt also gave 2 days Puja work to poor families but BJP Govt has increased the numbers of beneficiaries, but till now payments are delayed.

At the same time various subsidies are halted, social pensions been stopped. As a result festival remained gloom for the poor people.

It can be recalled that when starvation has gripped across Tripura, unemployment reached almost 40%, while inaugurating Durga Puja pandal at Melaghar on October 15, Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb said "Nothing is called poverty. Instead poverty is a mental disease".CM also said that only drug, ganja smugglers are now suffering from poverty.