HT Correspondent
AGARTALA, March 11. Former Tripura minister and Congress MLA Sudip Roy Barman on Tuesday urged CPIM workers to join the Congress party, asserting that the Left party has lost public support and has little chance of returning to power in Tripura.
Speaking at a gathering of the Tripura Pradesh Congress Committee in Agartala, Roy Barman, who is also a member of the Congress Working Committee, emphasised that communist ideologies do not have to align solely with the CPIM or other Left factions.
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“I ask CPIM workers—can you form a government solely with your party’s votes? Your strength lies in your primary members, but that alone won’t bring you back to power. Public support for CPIM has declined. I urge those members not to waste their lives with a party that has little prospect of winning. If you truly want to defeat the BJP, your only viable option is to join the Congress. Communist ideology does not have to be confined within the CPIM or other Left parties,” he stated.
Taking a swipe at the ruling BJP, Roy Barman accused the party of failing Tripura’s unemployed youth.
“In the last seven years, over 30,000 government employees have retired, leaving numerous posts vacant. BJP leaders claim they have created 13,000 jobs during this period, but in reality, their promises have failed to materialize. The government is toying with unemployed youths. It is a regime built on commissions and corruption. BJP leaders have even turned to land brokerage, illegally seizing land from others. The recent announcement by BJP National President JP Nadda about providing scooters to girl students after board exams is nothing but a false promise. This government is drowning in corruption, and the people of Tripura are suffering. Businessmen live in fear, and democracy is in peril. A political earthquake is on the horizon in the state,” he warned.
