Left's bad legacy hindering Tripura's growth: CM (IANS Interview)

Agartala, March 9 Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb on Monday claimed that the previous Left Front government's "terrible legacies of corruption, misgovernance and party domination" over 25 years were major hindrances for the BJP- led government's developmental efforts.

Despite the erstwhile Left government's "all-round non-performance", Tripura under his government would become a model state in three years since the state had gained leading position on many counts in the last two years, the Chief Minister told in an interview as his government completed two years on Monday.

"In just two years, we made Tripura corruption-free, removed middlemen's role, initiated online systems in almost all public services to reach the doorsteps of people, reduce crime, boost growth and per-capita income," he added.

To further improve connectivity between land-locked Tripura and the rest of the world, ambitious projects of railways, roadways, waterways, and airways are under implementation, Deb added.

After completion of the ongoing such projects either by year-end or early next year, all northeastern states would benefit in terms of easier connectivity.

The 49-year-old Deb, the 11th Chief Minister of Tripura, claimed that during the Left regime 'dal tantra'

( With inputs from IANS )