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Farmers’ protests led by CPI-M blocked Agartala city’s movement : Massive traffic jam, over 40,000 people gathering recorded biggest ever Political rally of 2019
TIWN Nov 13, 2019
Farmers’ protests led by CPI-M blocked Agartala city’s movement : Massive traffic jam, over 40,000 people gathering recorded biggest ever Political rally of 2019
PHOTO : CPI-M farmer's rally in Agartala. TIWN Pic Nov 13, 2019

AGARTALA, Nov 13 (TIWN): CPI-M conducted the biggest ever rally, breaking record of September 15th rally in Agartala city, left the whole Agartala city paralyzed. Reportedly till 12 noon it crossed over 40,000 public gathering. The crowd was gathered voicing against BJP Govt’s inhuman decision of scrapping various subsidies to the farmers in agriculture related products. Govt allegedly here has also failed to compensate the farmers in the last 2 years losses due to disasters. CPI-M’s rally was joined by party workers from youth to main wings, who arrived from various corners of the state since early morning. Pictures of over-loaded trains, vehicles became viral in the morning. Addressing at the gathering former MP, Ganamukti Praishad President, who is top most indigenous leader Jitendra Chowdhury said that when dog bites, it calls “Janatanka” (rabies), and now after biting public, BJP is undergoing “Janatanka”.

The rally was led by top most CPI-M leaders including former Chief Minister, Politburo member Manik Sarkar.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kURJVPPtacs&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR1gDrHnEXM-er008K8mZW34jfJ7xeXLgcwy_LtYcIsPkNPXNT3IZocTrOg  Click TIWN YouTube Link to see CPI-M's rally

BJP in its Vision Document promised to double farmers incomes in Tripura but so far instead of pleasing the farmers, it has generated resentments among the farmers section, along with other working sections people.

On April 7, 2019 media reported that MGNREGA mandays fell from 90% to 33% in Tripura in a comparison to the previous Left Govt, whereas unemployment problem has become triple.

The National Crime Records Bureau, Friday said that 11,379 farmers committed suicide in India in 2016. The NCRB in its latest Accidental Death and Suicide report for 2016 says that there were 948 farmer suicides every month, or 31 suicides every day.

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