AGARTALA, July 16 (TIWN): Alleging ‘Tripura’s Rural Economy is on the verges of destruction, MGNREGA mandays given 2.5 days in 4 months’, CPI-M under Khet-Mazdoor of All India Kisan Sabha marched a protest rally followed by mass deputation to the DM of West District Millind Ramteke.

A massive rally was joined by above 500 CPI-M activists on Monday hitting the BJP Govt about food and work crisis, especially in rural areas.

On the background of the protest CPI-M leader Pabitra Kar said, “The primary reason of collapsed rural economy is MGNREGA work crisis. In CPI-M time, at least 7 to 8 days mandays given per month but now under the BJP Govt 2.5 days of MGNREGA mandays were given in last four months. Even though the ruling party says “Only 4 Months”, but to whom they should raise the complain.

 Tribal leader of CPI-M Radhacharan Debbarma mentioned about a “total collapsed Rural Economy”, mentioning about various food items which used to held rural economy are left in the market without selling, as people do not have capacity to buy.

Radhacharan Debbarma further said, “The state govt is busy to talk on what CPI-M has done in 25 years, whereas not a single govt official was sent to the villages till day which are suffering from food, work crisis”.

MP Shankar Prasad Datta said, in ADC areas not even 10 days of MGNREGA work was done and the wages even they got at Rs. 118 only.