Words like ‘remote’ and ‘distant’ shall wither away, CM

Agartala, Jul 17, 2012 : Words such as 'distant' or 'remote' in the context of Tripura shall soon cease to exist as the Left Front is determined to erase such expressions by giving the state the best possible road connectivity. Asserting this after inaugurating the newly built ‘Chintamoni bridge’ across Gomati river, connecting tribal hamlet Tuibandal with Melaghar block headquarter, at Mohanbhog yesterday, the chief minister said within next two years words like ‘distant’ or ‘remote’ will no longer be used to designate locations in Tripura. ‘There was a time when we used to hear that no bridge can be built across the Gomati, there would be too many problems but we have proved that success can be achieved in all ventures provided one works with honesty and commitment ; lack of resources does not pose any problem’ said Sarkar .

The ‘Chintamoni bridge’, inaugurated yesterday by the chief minister at Mohanbhog under Melaghar block was the second bridge dedicated to the people within a fortnight as on July 2 the chief minister had unveiled another pucca bridge across the Gomati, known as Pocharmarghat bridge . ‘These bridges are not merely pucca constructions, they embody the hopes and aspirations of the common people and dedicated efforts of the Left Front government for overall development of the state’ said the chief minister. 

Sarkar who is known for his fluent on-stage articulation on the occasions of inaugural programmes of completed development projects referred to the by-election to the Nalchhar assembly constituency held last month. ‘The best address of democracy is Nalchhar where 96% of the voters cast ballots to put on record their choice; this is perhaps a national record because I know of no other election since 1952 where so many people have cast votes’ said Sarkar. He described this as incontrovertible proof of the ‘mature democratic consciousnesses of the people of Tripura. ‘With peoples co-operation the state can make rapid progress but we must be on guard against planned efforts to disrupt peace and ethnic harmony in Tripura ;nobody should , however, take law into own hands’ said the chief minister.