Tripura Chief Minister Prof. Dr Manik Saha on Wednesday criticized the CPIM and Congress for their negative politics and said that both parties will vanish in the coming days as they are competing with NOTA. 

Dr Saha said this on Wednesday after inaugurating 45 projects in North Tripura district.

 “Today is an important day and people of North District will remember it. The opposition CPIM said ‘where is development?’ and I replied—if you can’t see development, go for a cataract operation. Their work is to do negative politics. They don’t believe in God and they are atheists. Their work is only to act negatively, and slowly they will vanish. They are now competing with NOTA. While Congress with only three MLAs is also on the path of vanishing. They are made for each other. I want to urge them to come here to witness the development,” said Dr Saha.

Dr Saha said that the present state government is working under the direction of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

“Earlier we had only one national highway and now six more highways are under construction. The then CPIM government had deprived the state, but after BJP came, people have seen what development is. We believe in work, not in dialogue. The indigenous people have understood how PM Modi, since 2014, has been working for the development of the Janajati. Many people have played politics by creating differences between tribal and non-tribal communities,” he said.

He said that the inaugurated projects include those related to Health, Education, and ARDD, and the people would benefit greatly. 

“Tripura at the national level has achieved many awards for Panchayats. Without developing Panchayats, the development of the country is not possible, as the majority of people live in villages. We have received seven Panchayati Raj awards. Tripura is the only state where, from Assembly to Panchayat, we have introduced the E-office system,” he added.

He also informed that 216 high-mast solar lights will be installed and a significant budget has been allocated for this purpose this year. 

“We have covered 85.12% under the Jal Jeevan Mission. In hilly areas, where water shortage exists, we are implementing innovative ideas. By next year, we will complete 100% of the Jal Jeevan Mission. From 2018, when BJP formed the government, the state’s own revenue tax has increased by almost 236%,” he said.

Social Welfare and Social Education Minister Tinku Roy, Speaker Biswabandhu Sen, MLA Jadab Lal Nath, Secretary Apurba Roy, DM Chandni Chandran, and SP Avinash Rai were present.