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Food security Bill: Tripura Pradesh youth congress staged massive protest in front of Minister Bhanu lal Saha’s house
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Food security Bill: Tripura Pradesh youth congress staged massive protest in front of Minister Bhanu lal Saha’s house
PHOTO : Tripura Pradesh youth Congress talking to Bhanulal Saha TIWN Pic Aug 29

AGARTALA, August 29 (TIWN): Minister Bhanu Lal Saha on Saturday decided to discuss on the issue of Food security Bill at the secretariat with the authority of the Tripura Pradesh Youth congress.

Ending the series of state level agitation programme throughout August protesting against the rampant corruptions especially focusing on the partisan in the beneficiary lists for Food Security Bill, the Tripura Pradesh Youth Congress hold a massive protest in front of the house of the Food and civil supplies minister Bhanu Lal Saha on Saturday Morning.

It is to be mentioned here that The Tripura Pradesh Youth Congress has performed a series of state level agitation programme throughout August protesting against the rampant corruptions especially focusing on the Food Security Bill. As a part of the agitation, they had also gheraoud district magistrates of all the eight districts following submission of memorandum from August 10 to 28.

In the memorandum, the Youth Congress had highlighted on different issues especially focusing on the discrepancy of the Food Security Act list, deprivation of Tripura government employees, crime against women, chit fund issue, unemployment allowance, including rampant corruptions in MGNREGA prevailing in the Left regime.

Tripura Youth Congress president Sushanta Chowdhury said that almost all the beneficiary lists prepared in every sub division only made space to the party cadres who don’t fall under Below Poverty Line (BPL) category. We demand the draft beneficiary publication should be given to all registered political parties and we also seek to extend the duration of final preparation of the lists for at least two months so that we could give their claims and objections.

Youth Congress had also hold agitation at Gomati District on August 10, Khowai on August 12, Sepahijala District on August 20, North on August 21, Unakoti on August 22, South on August 23 and followed by Dhalai on August 28.

However, alleging discrepancy in the food security act, the Tripura Pradesh youth congress on Saturday holds massive protest in front of the house of the Minister Bhanu Lal Saha.

Later getting assurance from Minister Bhanu Lal Saha to talk with this issue at secretariat the Tripura Pradesh youth congress withdrew their protest.

 

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