AGARTALA, July 18 (TIWN): with the rising threat of commodity crisis in the state, TMC on Monday staged protest in front of swami Vivekananda Stadium followed by a massive rally and also placed deputation to Food Director to look in the crisis of food items in the state.

Addressing the rally, TMC leader criticised Left and BJP government for their lack of intervention towards the rising problem of petrol crisis, goods crisis and hike in the price of daily goods in the state.

However, TMC also organised a rally and later placed deputation to Food Director to look into the immense crisis of commodities in the state.

Tripura Civil Supplies Dept under inept Minister Bhanu lal Saha and his lameduck Director Soumitra Bandopadhay, responsible for utter mismanagement of fuel crisis which paralyzed State's transportation.

Apart from placing deputation they also criticized Left front government for not taking any initiative to improve the situation of NH44 over past few months.

With the collapse of NH44 along with NHC (alternative highway) the state is now totally disconnected from rest of the part of the country which has evoked a crisis of essential commodities in the state.

Petrol, cooking gas crisis, and all other essential commodities has taken a bad shape in the state following the blockade of the NH44. The perishable goods, including truckloads of fish from Andhra Pradesh, have rotten while a severe fuel crisis has gripped the state.

As regular vehicle movement is yet to begin smoothly on the crippled NH44, state is facing acute crisis of petrol in the state. Sudden crisis of petrol in the state with the blockade of the NH44 due to immovable condition of the road, common man are paying for it today.

Almost all the petrol pumps of Agartala city along with the petrol pumps at the sub-divisions were found hanging ‘No Petrol’ board since last 12 days. Long queue was witnessed in front of the petrol pumps in the several petrol pumps of the state.

NH-44 which is known as lifeline of landlocked Tripura has been extensively damaged due to State PWD’s negligence, resulting petrol/ diesel crisis inside the state.