Sri Vijaya Puram, Oct. 27: South Andaman Rural Area Committee of CPI (M) has conducted a 3-day corner meetings and mike announcement at different parts of rural South Andaman from 22nd to 24th October, 2026. The area covered during the programme are Bambooflat, Stewertgunj, Wimberlygunj, Kanyapuram, Mannarghat, Shoalbay, Ferrargunj, Chouldhari, Ograbraj, Tushnabad, Tirur, Collinpur, Mithakhari, Namunaghar, Brindabad, etc.
D. Laxman Rao, Secretary, South Andaman Rural Area Committee, P. Sathyapal, State Secretariat Member, Area Committee Members S. Chidambaram and KG Samkutty addressed corner meetings which evoked strong positive response from the people.
Addressing these corner meetings, CPI (M) leaders crititicsed the central government for its failure to control the spiralling prices of essential commodities especially the prices of LPG cylinders and petrol and diesel. CPI (M) leaders also came down heaviy on the Modi government for its failure to create new jobs for the youth and said that government jobs are being outsourced. CPI (M) also demanded resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and to scrap the SIR. About 50,000 people (excluding the death cases) have been removed from the electoral rolls of A&N Islands through SIR.
Referring to the failure of the A & N Administration and Panchayat-raj institutions which are controlled by Congress Party and BJP to provide drinking water to the people, CPI (M) leaders said that drinking water was being supplied once in five days during summer season. CPI (M) leaders expressed concern over the frequent electricity cut resorted to by the Electricity Department in recent months.