Port Blair, Aug 4: Rural South Andaman Area Committee of Communist Party of India (Marxist) has conducted a two-day corner meetings and public meetings at different parts of the Ferrargunj Tehsil on 2nd and 3rd August, 2023 on various local issues concerning the people. On conclusion of the corner meetings at different parts of Bambooflat I and Bambooflat II, Wimberlygunj, Hopetown, Shore Point, Stewertgunj areas on 2nd August, 2023, a public meeting was held at Bambooflat Jetty in the evening.
Addressing the public meeting, Dr Gouranga Majhi, Secretary, Rural South Andaman Area Committee criticized the central government and A & N Administration for the sufferings of the people. He said that the promise made by the Prime Minister during his visit to these Islands in December, 2018 about the construction of the bridge connecting Bambooflat with Haddo/Chatham has not been materialized and it remains as a hollow promise. He demanded to form a Municipal Council at Bambooflat carving out areas from nearby Gram Panchayats. CPI (M) Area Committee Members Karunachetty, Chidambaram and Mohanan Pillai addressed the public meeting.
On 3rd August, 2023, the corner meetings were carried out at Kanyapuram, Brindaban, Namunaghar, Mithakhari, Ograbraj, Tushnabad and Ferrargunj Gram Panchayats. On conclusion of the corner meetings, CPI (M) organized a public meeting at Ferrargunj junction. Addressing the public meeting, D. Ayyappan, Secretary, CPI (M) A & N State Organising Committee came down heavily on the BJP government at the centre for the problems being faced by the islanders. He said that the drinking water is supplied to the people once in seven days while people are facing power cut for 6 – 7 hours daily. Prices are increasing and there is no efforts on the part of the government to control the prices. Unemployment is increasing in the islands and the BJP government has failed to create jobs for unemployed youths in the islands. Referring to the allegations of corruption in the renovation of NH 4, he further said that corruption is increasing in the islands. Addressing the meeting, Dr Gouranga Majhi, Secretary, Area Committee also referred to various problems being faced by the people of rural South Andaman in general and farmers in particular.
CPI (M) State Organising Committee Members SP Kalairajan and P. Sathyapal, Area Committee Members Karunachetty and S. Chidambaram also addressed the meeting.