AGARTALA, Feb 12 (TIWN): Atlast ADC vote banks has begun to haunt Tripura CPI-M. Chief Minister Manik Sarkar’s during 24th Biennial Conference of Civil Service Officers’ Association held at Agartala dedicated his hourlong speech for the Tribal society and their developments. ‘To develop the ADC and Tribal areas will be the main aim of Tripura Govt’, said Sarkar. Source said that the Left front backed Tripura Tribal Youth Federation has observed its 51st foundation day on Sunday across Tripura with full enthusiasm. Melarmath party office is planning to strengthen the Tribal Vote banks witnessing the Regional Parties probable alliance with BJP. Source said that recently the tribal regional parties are turning as more powerful than earlier which is affecting CPI-M’s vote banks in various elections. To defeat the regional parties, ahead of Assembly Election-2018, CPI-M is taking various attempts to strengthen the party power.

Talking on the background of IPFT, INPT, NCT for their illogical demands about a separate state, Tripura opposition parties are blaming the State Govt as responsible for raising such thoughts in Tribals mind. In the name of Tripura Ganamukti Parishad, CPI-M trying to limiting the power of regional parties, so that ADC areas remain under CPI-M’s control, but at the same time instead of free flowing of Central funds ; the Ministers and MPs hardly visit the ADC areas to check the developmental status.

ADC was formed by CPI-M but till day hills have been failed to develop. The Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) Act 1979 was passed by the Indian parliament after a series of democratic movements launched by the Indigenous people of Tripura, under the provision of the 6th scheduled of the Indian constitution. But it actually came into being from 18 January 1982 and later it was upgraded under the provision of the 6th schedule to the Indian constitution with effect from the 1 April 1985 by the 49th amendment to the Constitution of India.  But the TTAADC eveafter ruling by Tribal leaders as Radha Charan Debbarma, no development could be brought here.

At the same time allegation has raised against the ruling party for intentionally delaying the ADC area growth to continue the flow of funds in the name of ADC areas. Although protesting against regional parties for a separate state’s demand the left front party always attempts to show itself as unbiased and unfollwed by Tribal-Bengali clashes; but the ultimate question which remained unsolved yet is why after enjoying the special category and receiving crores and crores of funds in the name of hill-developments the ADCs are not yet developed.

In this regard recently Biplab Deb said, “Left had created an ADC for tribal development in Tripura in 1983 under the 5th schedule. After a constitutional amendment in 1985, the ADC now comes under the 6th schedule. But still, Tripura’s ADC areas deprive of basic facilities including water service, health service, connectivity eventhough a single party is ruling over Tripura 23 years”.