By Tripura24.in Bureau
AGARTALA | July 2, 2026: Launching an all-out, coordinated political assault on the ruling administration, the Tripura Left Front Committee today organized a high-profile, multi-party press conference at its central office in Agartala. The briefing was jointly addressed by Left Front Convenor Manik Dey, RSP State Secretary Deepak Deb, Forward Bloc leader Raghunath Sarkar, CPI(M) leader Rajendra Reang, and CPI State Secretary Milan Baidya.
The seasoned leadership presented a comprehensive 14-point charge-sheet exposing structural failures across public health, power infrastructure, women’s security, and rural employment, warning that the state is rapidly slipping into total administrative collapse.
1. Chaos at GBP Hospital Following Private Practice Ban
Former Minister and Left Front Convenor Manik Dey highly criticized the government’s sudden decision to restrict the private practice of doctors at the Govind Ballabh Pant (GBP) Hospital.
- Lack of Manpower: Dey asserted that the state faces a severe shortage of specialized medical professionals, and this unilateral decision has pushed the premier clinical infrastructure to its lowest operational efficiency.
- Withdrawal Demand: “This hasty decision was implemented without consulting medical associations or analyzing the ground reality. If patients die due to a shortage of attending doctors, the government must take direct responsibility. We demand the immediate withdrawal of this mandate until an amicable solution is reached through bipartite talks,” Dey stated.
2. Backbreaking Power Tariffs and The ₹150 Crore Agency Scam
The Left Front vehemently opposed the recent sharp hike in power tariffs and fixed electricity charges imposed by the state power corporation.
- Penalizing Consumers: Manik Dey, who previously held the Power portfolio, stated that the corporation is forcing ordinary citizens to pay for its own institutional failures and inability to recover long-standing commercial arrears.
- The Agency Flight: Dey revealed that a private agency hired by the corporation allegedly fled the state after siphoning off ₹150 crore. He demanded an immediate halt to the forceful installation of smart meters and the unconditional rollback of the hiked tariffs.
3. Suspicious Death at Tripura Shantiniketan Medical College & Rising Assaults
The panel raised serious questions regarding the mysterious death of a staff member at the Tripura Shantiniketan Medical College. The Left Front demanded the immediate constitution of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to transparently verify whether the case is a homicide or suicide. Dey also cited the horrifying sexual assault of a schoolgirl at Nandanagar and incidents in Kanthaltali, stating that Tripura has turned into a “jungle raj” where women’s safety is completely nonexistent.
4. Police Inaction Against Flagrant Drug Trafficking
Addressing the youth crisis, coalition leaders stated that narcotics networks are operating openly in areas like Battala, pushing the new generation to the brink of destruction. The opposition claimed that local law enforcement units remain silent spectators due to intense political pressure from ruling party functionaries.
5. Uninvestigated Explosions in Ramnagar
The Left Front expressed deep concern over a fresh explosion reported in Ramnagar, located near the police headquarters. The leadership noted that the outcomes of previous investigations in the area have been deliberately hidden from the public, demanding a time-bound inquiry by competent central or state authorities.
6. Political Bureaucracy and Assaults on Administrative Officers
The press conference highlighted a worrying trend of physical and verbal intimidation targeting state bureaucrats. The leaders specifically condemned the recent high-handed behavior of a ruling party MLA against the Officer-in-Charge (OC) in Boxanagar, as well as separate incidents of intimidation targeting the BDO in Amarpur and the SDM in Bishalgarh.
7. Institutional Corruption Across All State Directorates
The Left Front alleged that deep-rooted corruption has paralyzed all primary government departments. The coalition accused the top leadership of directly compromising with corrupt syndicates and demanded independent judicial inquiries into major departmental allocations.
8. Abuse of Power by DM West During School Inspection
The opposition termed the recent public harassment of an Inspector of Schools (IS) by District Magistrate (DM) West during a routine school inspection as a flagrant abuse of administrative authority. The panel demanded a formal administrative review, stating that all senior IAS officers must strictly adhere to structural civil service rules.
9. Dilapidated and Hazardous National Highways
The condition of the National Highway passing through Khowai and other vital corridors was described as entirely unmotorable. The Left Front argued that the low-grade construction materials used by contractors have caused a massive spike in fatal road accidents, making the “National Highway” tag a complete mockery.
10. Mass Out-Migration Due to Extreme Food and Job Scarcity
The opposition flagged a historic crisis in the rural economy, pointing out severe irregularities in the implementation of the REGA scheme. Left Front leaders claimed that a complete lack of daily wage labor and food security is forcing thousands of rural and tribal youths to migrate out of Tripura to neighboring states like Assam, Mizoram, and even across the international border into Bangladesh in search of survival.
11. Shocking Allegations of Child Selling
Reflecting the absolute depth of rural poverty and financial distress, the Left Front officially noted that reports of impoverished families being forced to sell infants due to extreme starvation have emerged from far-flung tribal hamlets.
12. Drastic Reductions in TUPEP Allocations
The panel criticized the systematic reduction in fund allocations under the Tripura Urban Employment Programme (TUPEP), which has stripped thousands of urban poor and daily laborers of their basic livelihood opportunities in municipal zones.
13. Illegal and Inhumane Eviction of Street Hawkers
Manik Dey, the former Urban Development Minister, strongly condemned the ongoing aggressive eviction of street hawkers in Agartala without creating any legal alternative market zones. Dey slammed Agartala Mayor Dipak Majumder for insensitively suggesting that evicted hawkers go to refugee camps, stating that the administration is deriving malicious pleasure from destroying the small businesses of poor families.
14. Severe Backlog in Social Welfare Allowances
The briefing closed by supporting the ongoing mass public agitations across various rural blocks, including Hezamara. The leadership demanded the immediate clearance of the four-month backlog in social security pensions that has left elderly and disabled citizens completely stranded.
Coalition Leaders Highlight Total Governance Failure
Milan Baidya (CPI State Secretary): “The state’s education system is in ruins, with hundreds of rural schools completely starved of teachers. Under the ‘Atal Jaldhara’ scheme, pipelines have been laid everywhere, but there is not a single drop of drinking water. Power outages last for up to a month in hilly terrains, leaving our rural populations completely abandoned.”
Deepak Deb (RSP State Secretary): “When the entire administrative body is suffering from deep systemic rot, where will you apply the medicine? Narcotic consignments are arriving openly via railway networks, and citizens are being hacked in broad daylight on the capital’s streets. The law and order situation has collapsed entirely, and the government has no realistic plan to restore safety.”
