The CPIM is preparing for the upcoming urban local body (ULB) elections in Tripura by mobilising its organisation across different levels and planning to contest every seat, Leader of the Opposition Jitendra Chaudhury said today.
Key Takeaways:
- CPIM plans to contest 100 percent of the seats in the upcoming urban local body polls.
- Jitendra Chaudhury said preparations have begun at different levels of the party organisation.
- Roads, drainage, electricity and civic services will be key issues for the party.
The CPIM has intensified its organisational preparations for the upcoming urban local body polls in Tripura, with Leader of the Opposition Jitendra Chaudhury saying the party is ready to enter the contest across 100 percent of the seats.
Chaudhury said the party had already begun preparations for the urban polls at different levels of its organisation. The CPIM had remained focused on the recently concluded Village Committee elections, but its organisational machinery had also started work for the next electoral battle.
Speaking to the media on the party’s poll preparedness, Chaudhury said the CPIM would seek to build “accountable” and “democratic” administrations in the urban local bodies.
CPIM prepares for full-seat contest
Chaudhury said the party was getting ready to contest all the seats in the upcoming urban local body elections.
The announcement signals a broad electoral mobilisation by the CPIM ahead of the polls. Party-level preparations have already started, even as the organisation completes its work related to the Village Committee elections.
The Leader of the Opposition said the party would focus its campaign on issues that directly affect people living in urban areas.
According to Chaudhury, roads, drainage systems, electricity and the overall improvement of civic life will form the main issues for the CPIM in the urban polls.
Accountability, civic services at centre of campaign
The CPIM plans to make accountable and democratic administration a central theme of its urban local body campaign.
Chaudhury said urban residents need better civic services and greater accountability from local administrations. He alleged that people living in the state’s urban centres had not received satisfactory returns despite substantial government spending.
He also criticised the BJP-led government over its record during the past eight and a half years.
Chaudhury alleged that the democratic fabric of the state had come under attack during this period. He further alleged that an uneasy situation had continued across the state.
The CPIM leader also accused BJP workers of operating what he described as a “commission racket”. He made the allegation while criticising the ruling party’s functioning.
Civic issues likely to shape CPIM campaign
With the urban local body elections approaching, the CPIM is expected to place everyday civic concerns at the centre of its campaign.
Road conditions, drainage infrastructure and electricity supply are among the issues identified by Chaudhury. He also stressed the broader need to improve civic life in urban areas.
The party’s stated objective is to use these issues to push for more accountable functioning of urban local bodies.
Chaudhury raises Gomati shooting issue
Chaudhury also raised the September 28 shooting in Gomati district during the Village Committee elections.
A Tipra Motha candidate and two others sustained bullet injuries in the incident.
The CPIM leader sought an impartial investigation into the shooting. He also questioned the initial statements made by BJP general secretary Bipul Debbarma and state president Abhishek Debroy, who had described the incident as a conspiracy.
Chaudhury asked the BJP leaders to clarify who was allegedly behind the conspiracy. He also sought disclosure of the identities and political affiliations of those arrested in connection with the shooting.
CPIM seeks clarity from investigation
Chaudhury welcomed the subsequent action taken by the Gomati district administration and police.
He said the investigation should establish the identities of those arrested and determine who allegedly sent them to the area.
He also said the probe should establish whether any other people were involved in the incident.
For the CPIM, however, the immediate organisational focus remains the upcoming urban local body elections. Chaudhury’s announcement that the party plans to contest every seat puts full-scale participation at the centre of its preparations, with civic administration and urban services set to feature prominently in its campaign.
