AGARTALA, May 5 (TIWN): CPI-M’s last citadel Tripura capital Agartala degraded to a pathetic 290 positon in Swachh Survekshan 2017 (Clean city index) rankings that was released by Union Govt on Thrusday, May 4,2017. Swachch Bharat Survey 2017 was carried out by Quality Council of India, which deployed 421 assessors for on the spot assessment of 17,500 locations in 434 cities and towns. Indore is India’s cleanest city, according to the Swachh Survekshan 2017 (Swachh Bharat survey 2017), which was conducted in 434 cities and towns of the country. Due to Manik Sarkar’s two decades of paid media exercises and pocketing most of the Tripura based national media journalists with the lure of cash, showering Govt accommodation to jobs for their wives, so coconated ‘CLEAN’ image is created nationally about the “poorest” CM Manik Sarkar and his ‘peaceful’ State.

However, since decades, behind all the “peace” there are massive corruptions engineered by Manik Sarkar’s pet IAS, IPS officials to benefit CPI-M party. Latest addition is AMC (Agartala Municipal Corporation) Corruption with over Rs 300 crores funds which failed to uplift Agartala’s civic amenities so it was ranked lowest at 290 in national ranking. 

Other top 10 cleanest cities of the country are Bhopal, Visakhapatnam, Surat, Mysuru, Tiruchirapally, New Delhi Municipal Council, Navi Mumbai, Vadodara and Chandigarh. While releasing the findings of the survey, Minister of Urban Development M Venakaiah Naidu said that Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Jharkhand and Chattisgarh followed by Andhra Pradesh and Telangana are the “movers and shakers” for having significantly improved their rankings from that of the survey conducted in 2014 before the launch of Swachh Bharat Mission in October 2014.

TIWN : Agartala ranked 290 nationally, data released by Union Govt on May 4,2017

The survey was carried out by the Quality Council of India, which had deployed 421 assessors for on the spot assessment of 17,500 locations in 434 cities and towns. Another 55 people regularly monitored the survey process in real time. The criteria and weightages for different components of sanitation related aspects used for the survey were: a) Solid waste management including door-to-door collection, processing, and disposal, ODF (open defecation free) status etc. These carried 45 per cent of the total 2,000 marks. b) Citizen feedback – 30 per cent. c) Independent observation – 25 per cent.

Tripura CM’s penchant for corrupt officials pushing State towards dark era with corruption in every Govt Dept, resulting poverty, unemployment, embezzlements of Central Govt funds.

Under Manik's regime, long enduring frustrations of youths due to unemployment, Govt employees frustration due to poorest pay scales. Youths here although have accepted life’s depression as natural and Manik Sarkar successfully made the people of Tripura to understand that Tripura is a still a far better state than at least other poor states as Bihar, Jarkhand etc. under Manik Govt. since 24 years.

Tripura joined with India in 1949, after that 65 years have been passed, but till day no proper Medical Care / Hospital or pure Drinking water or Employment generation.

Moreover, whatever good things are made with Central Govt funds in Tripura, but due to lack of maintenance everything got spoiled and thus everywhere there is a dull, lifeless situation prevailing over the whole state. The road-ways of Tripura like NH-44 are in worst ever condition since Independence. Surprisingly, instead of going with the 21st century's trend of IT to Industry to uplift economy, Tripura CM shows no interest in private companies or investments. Manik Sarkar's ultimate goal is producing more unemployment, hapless youths, who in turn will have no other options other than serving as lifelong CPI-M cadres.

It’s National Highway 44 has become a death trap in every parts of the state and instead of opposition and various media’s protest the condition remains same as Ministers, CPI-M functionaries prefer to travel by Helicopter everywhere.

However, Tripura also stands 4th in crime against women. But the 'poorest' Chief Minister remains silent. He utters neither bad nor good of this lawless situation. Infact during his speeches he always scolds the system of the state, and also blames officers for not doing their duties properly. But still Tripura’s condition is just not developing.

Price of daily commodities here too high. But source of income is very less. From Doctor to Engineers, Lawyers, Professors, Teachers everyone’s common profession is private practice to earn extra cash to support expensive livelihood. Many engineers, who could not manage a job outside the state, they depend upon the private tuition. Tripura has no big industry, that is the most problem.

Lastly, now if one analyses the achievement of Manik Sarkar, it will come out that Tripura’s poor and middle class people’s Rs 1172 crores were  looted by Chit Fund groups like Rose Valley, Sarada etc but unfortunately hater of capitalism Manik Sarkar  himself was present in the inauguration programme of Rose Valley Park.

In another shameful saga,Tripura Govt. distributed jobs without maintaining the recruitment policy, and after few times in total 10,323 teachers jobs were cancelled by Tripura High Court  in 2014and then by Supreme court in 2017.

Hence, corruption and politics remains everywhere, but every generation deserves few developments which is lacking in communist ruled Tripura, whereas Tripura has huge talents but no employments. As a result, one of the most frustrating state in India is Tripura with lowest incomes, high prices, lack of employments, failing law & order, addictions, rising crimes and suicides.