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Tell people what Left Front government has achieved: CPI(M)

Agartala: The ruling Left Front government should apprise the people of its achievements and limitations by presenting comparative data from other States. This was emphasised at the 19th Tripura State Conference of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) here.

After a discussion on the political-organisational report on the experiences of the government, the conference resolved to lay emphasis on increasing the political and class consciousness of the people. A report was placed before the conference by CPI(M) State secretariat member Gautom Das on Tuesday.

Although the government has been voted back to power for the fourth consecutive term, this is the first time that a report on its experiences was placed before a State conference of the CPI(M) and discussed by delegates.

Altogether, 515 delegates attended the three-day conference that ended on Wednesday.

The draft secretarial report placed by State secretary Baidyanath Mazumdar said the membership of the CPI(M) in the State increased to 69,600 from 51,743 that was recorded during the 18th State conference held in 2005.

The report on the government’s experience also called for timely implementation of the poll manifesto and sustained efforts to improve the monitoring mechanism.

The 38-page report stressed the need for transparency at all levels, tackling corruption and nepotism and making sustained efforts to strengthen the relations between the government and the public.

Highlighting the achievements of the governments in Tripura since the first Left Front government came to power in 1978, the report said the literacy rate went up from 30.98 per cent in 1972 to 81.05 in 2007, the school dropout rate declined from 63.92 per cent in 1972 to 7.81 per cent (class I to class V), from 76.61 per cent to 14.79 per cent (up to class VIII) and from 87.29 per cent to 54.39 per cent. The number of dispensaries and health sub-centres increased from 112 in 1972 to 698.

It highlighted the achievements in different sectors, including welfare of tribals and other backward people, construction of roads, improvement in the communication system, increase in agricultural production, irrigation facilities, empowerment of women and power generation.

The conference adopted resolutions urging the Centre to check price rise, include poor families in the BPL category, increase the quota of essential commodities under the Public Distribution System and universalise the PDS system.

It appealed to the people to build up a movement against the India-U.S. nuclear deal, communal divide and terror attacks, failure of the UPA government and lend support to the party in its efforts to forge a non-Congress, non-BJP third alternative.

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