Rabindranath Biswas
Diglipur, Nov. 16: The BJP staged a dharna in front of the Administrative Building, Diglipur yesterday. The prominent BJP leaders of Diglipur raised a plethora of issues/demands which chiefly centered issues of basic nature. The rundown condition of rural road, irregular supply of LPG cylinders, no regular boat service, BSNL’s erratic network service, pathetic condition of the NH etc were the prime issues. Ajay Bairagi, BJP, State President, A & N Islands later joined the dharna to boost the morale of the BJP leaders and supporters. The dharna started at about 03:30PM which lasted for an hour and then the BJP men marched to Madhupur road where they held public meeting.
Amid the dharna, the BJP State President led a delegation to the Assistant Commissioner’s Office in the Administrative Building, Diglipur and submitted a memorandum/representation in respect of these issues.
Reiterating their demands at the beginning of the public meeting, the BJP leadrs lashed out at the local administration’s myopic attitudes towards public service. They said that owing to delay in Panchayat Election, public are suffering a lot at the hands of the officials at Panchayat who are only for name sake, public works are not addressed.
Mr. Jyotirmoy Bawali, BJP State General Secretary, A & N Islands said in his address that, the Modi Govt. has flooded A & N Islands with funds, but it is the incompetency of the administration which is why no public service and works are done in a proper way. He further said that, INC top most leaders visited Andaman only to close the ATR, but it is Mr. Bishnu Pada Ray’s relentless effort and Modi Govt’s strong will power which yielded fruitful results and hence the ATR is turning to be an NH with two mammoth size bridges.
Mr. Asit Baroi, BJP, District President, Diglipur demanded that, the frequency of boat service from P/Blair to Diglipur and vice versa is augmented, supply of LPG cylinder is regularized, rural road as well as patches of NH which are totally tattered should be immediately repaired. He also said that it is beyond his understanding as what is the reason behind the Electricity Department’s erratic power supply or the dept. is unable to supply a steady power supply as there is no shortage of water in the dam and there is no dearth of diesel as well. He also requested the Assistant Commissioner, Diglipur to form a survey team/committee on priority to assess the damage/loss incurred by the farmer community owing to this incessant and untimely rain.
Leading a scathing attack on the Congress Party, BJP State President said that INC is only politicizing all the developmental works of the Modi Govt. and hence the national party has reached such a position. Hailing the Modi Govt. on vaccine matters and the bold steps taken by the govt. proving to be the savior in the most adverse time of COVID-19 pandemic. He also urged the administration to restore the BSNL’s service until the proposed undersea optical fiber cable is laid from Digha West Bengal to Diglipur.
The State President also said that there is a proposal of Honourable Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi’s visit to A & N Islands in the month January 2022 with a big delegation.
