BY TC News Desk
Agartala, 4th February 2026 : “Everyone comes during elections, but no one shows up when it’s time to work”—this slogan has become the rallying cry of residents in Garjanmura, Booth No. 11 of Kakraban assembly constituency, where citizens have taken road repair into their own hands after years of neglect.
Despite successive governments, first under the Left, now under the BJP, the condition of Ghoshpara’s roads remains unchanged. For decades, nearly 1,400 voters and 400 families in Ward No. 7 have endured broken promises and crumbling infrastructure. Mud, potholes, and dust have turned daily commutes into battles. Patients, schoolchildren, and pregnant women alike face unsafe journeys, with monsoon floods and dry-season dust storms compounding the misery.
Residents say they have repeatedly approached their local MLA and the Garjanmura Panchayat Pradhan with written petitions and verbal appeals. Yet, their demands have yielded no results. “Mountains of promises, deserts of action,” one villager remarked, questioning whether democracy ends at the ballot box.
Frustration has now boiled over. With authorities silent and representatives indifferent, locals have begun repairing the roads themselves—work they insist should have been the government’s responsibility. Many ask whether this is the “double-engine development” promised, or simply another chapter in a long history of betrayal.
The message from Ghoshpara is clear: no more assurances, only action. Road repair is not a request but a fundamental right. If leaders continue to ignore these voices, residents warn, the anger will soon transform into a larger question—who holds power, and for whom do they govern?
