AGARTALA, June 23 (TIWN): When controversies are hitting centering Tripura Medical College’s existence as a “Private” or a “Govt” College, since Health Minister Sudip Barman has marked the Medical College as a private institution during Friday Assembly, MP Jitendra Choudhury has rubbished the claims of both CPI-M and BJP leaders of the state saying, “Tripura Medical College is totally a Govt College and there shouldn't be any confusion regarding this. At the same time, there should be limits of fee-hikes”. MP Jitendra Choudhury who is right now in Delhi told TIWN over phone, “The issue of TMC as a private or govt college has been very complex but history makes it clear that it’s totally a Govt College. There were debates on this same issue in our time also when BJP sparked the controversies whether it’s a Govt or Private institution. On that time, former Education Minister of Left Govt Tapan Chakraborty said that it’s private College. But I refute even Tapan Chakraborty’s claim. TMC is 100 % Govt run institution. Otherwise how Govt is bearing the salaries and other expenses ?”

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AGARTALA, June 23 (TIWN): CPI-M Ex-Finance Minsiter Bhanu Lal Saha is hoping 7th Pay Commission from BJP Govt’s budget 2018-19. Talking to TIWN on Saturday, Bhanu Lal Saha said, “Out of 10 Big Promises, only 7th Pay Commission can be partially possible through Budget 2018-19. But what the employees, pensioners will get from 7th Pay Commission it's to be seen and how far govt employees will be benefited out of that it also will be examined later”. “BJP before coming in power made various promises. But the budget is totally against the interest of common people. In case of 7th Pay commission also, it has doubt how far benefits can be implemented in reality”, Saha said. Bhanu Lal Saha also opposed the proposed new pension law from the next month which has been proposed by Finance Minister Jishnu Debbarma.“The budget except few positive sides as Rs. 2 kilo's rice for poor there are nothing much in the interest of people. Rather by hiking petrol, diesel prices it will also increase the pressure upon the common people as fuel hike will mount the other commodity prices too”, he said.

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AGARTALA, June 23 (TIWN): CPI-M MP Jitendra Choudhury on Saturday said, BJP Govt’s budget even though lacks the larger section of people’s interest but there are certain positive sides too in the budget as hiking of SC, ST stipends, decision of building new B.Ed Colleges are welcomed.

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