The CPI (M) and Congress, under the banner of the INDIA bloc, have decided to jointly contest all 15 wards of the Kumarghat Municipal Council in the upcoming municipal and Nagar Panchayat elections scheduled for November 27.
The joint candidate list was formally announced at a press conference organized at the Block Congress office in Kumarghat (Pabiacherra) on Tuesday evening.
The press conference was attended by CPI (M) state leader Swapan Kumar Baishnab, District Congress Working President Satyaban Das, Tripura Pradesh Congress General Secretary Tarun Saha, District Congress General Secretary Samiran Das, Block Congress President Asit Deb, former MLA Samiran Malakar and CPI(M) Kumarghat Sub-Divisional Secretary Nilmani Dey, along with other leaders and representatives of various frontal organizations of both parties.
Addressing the media, the opposition leaders pledged to free the Kumarghat Municipal Council from corruption and ensure better civic amenities for residents. They promised to make Kumarghat drug-free and improve drinking water supply, healthcare, electricity services and drainage facilities. They also assured steps to protect the town from mosquito menace.
The leaders particularly stressed the need to make the entire Kumarghat subdivision free from drugs. They also demanded justice for the families of nearly ten people who lost their lives in the tragic Ulto Rath accident in the past.
Concluding the press conference, INDIA bloc leaders appealed to the people of Kumarghat to extend their support and vote for the alliance’s candidates in the municipal elections, expressing their commitment to building a cleaner, safer and more developed town.