AGARTALA / NEW DELHI, Sep 25 (TIWN): A tight economic condition for businessmen in this Durga puja in Northeast state Tripura resulted from moneyless conditions from house to house.

Huge losses alleged by Agartala garment stall businessmen, footage displayed no customer situation in the markets.

Talking to media, businessmen said that there is almost “nil sale” even one week ahead of Durga puja. They alleged, at an average 70% fall in the market in compare to the last year.

A businessman also said, “Earlier trade license was only around thousand which has now hiked at above 4000. Now, it seems, if we earn 100 rupees, keeping 5 rupees all have to be given to the Govt ?”

As markets across Tripura and Agartala city failed to draw customers ahead of Durga puja, former CPI-M MP Jitendra Chaudhury while addressing at Longtarai Valley on yesterday has taken a dig at the BJP led State Govt asking if much hyped developments are happening in reality, why the over-crowed Hawkers corner where before Durga Puja No-Entries are given left without consumers today when Durga is about a week after ?

Jitendra Chaudhury said that such crowded bazaars are today looking like ‘cremation grounds’.