In the manifesto, the party promised to install democracy, peace, prosperity and rule of law in the tribal council if the Congress is voted to power. Empowerment of ADC in true sense, filling up of all vacant posts in ADC, direct funding from Centre to ADC, handing of different departments to the tribal council authority also figured prominently in the manifesto.
Releasing the manifesto here on Tuesday, PCC president Surajit Dutta called upon the voters to vote for Congress to end the alleged Marxist misrule in ADC. “If you want to uproot the CPM-led Left Front Government from the State, start with the ADC election”, he said. Dutta also criticised the Left Front Government on the malpractice on the selection of candidates for graduate teachers.
Speaking at the press meet, PCC spokesman Ratan Chakraborty said that the objective of creation of the ADC is yet to be fulfilled. “The then Prime Minister late Indira Gandhi had gifted the ADC to the people of the State to ensure autonomy of the people living in the tribal council. Unfortunately, the aspirations of the people remain a distant dream due to step-motherly attitude of the Left Front”, he said.
Chakraborty alleged that the development process has virtually stalled in the ADC areas in spite of availability of funds. “The basic needs of the people like water, healthcare and education are yet to be extended to the grass root level because of lack of will”, he said.
Vehemently protesting the CPM campaign that Congress had opposed the formation of ADC, Chakraborty said that it was the Congress which had offered the autonomous district council for socio-economic development in the State’s backward region.