CPI (M) Kalighat Area Committee Conducts Mass Dharna

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Port Blair, Feb 14: CPI (M) Kalighat Area Committee conducted a Mass Dharna at Kalighat bazaar today demanding immediate action by A&N Administration on various local demands of the people of North Andaman. Addressing the participants in the Mass Dharna, D. Ayyappan, Secretary, CPI (M) A & N State Organising Committee, who was on a tour of North Andaman, said that the A & N Administration has turned a blind eye towards the problems and demands of the people. The BJP-ruled central government and its Administration in the islands have failed to solve any of the major demands of the people of Andaman & Nicobar Islands. 

He said that major parts of North and Middle Andaman are kept denied of the facilities of mobile phone and internet connectivity. Rural roads in North and Middle Andaman District are in a worst condition. A large stretch of ATR/NH4 is yet to be completed and the NHIDCL, a Public sector undertaking directly under the central government, has utterly failed to complete the work entrusted to it 7 years ago. Referring to the sky-rocketing prices, Shri Ayyappan said that even though the BJP-government has failed to control the price rise the government is engaged in statistics gimmicks by utilizing government media to show that inflation is coming down. He assured the people of North Andaman that CPI (M) will continue to fight for achieving their genuine demands.

Addressing the gathering, Ramjiban Sarkar, CPI (M) State Secretariat Member and former Pradhan, Gram Panchayat, Kalighat said that the Administration do not even consider any of the demands of the people living in the rural areas. Shri AVA Samad, Secretary, CPI (M) Diglipur Area Committee also addressed the participants in the mass dharna.  The Mass Dharna was led by Panchayat Members and CPI (M) leaders Shri Madhan Sarkar and Radhika, Kalighat Area Committee Members Shri Dulal Mondal, former Panchayat Members Shri Johnson and Smt Pushpa and Smt Surubi Halder. A large number of people of 3 Gram Panchayats of North Andaman participated in the Mass Dharna.