By TC News Desk
Agartala, 14th September 2024: Transport and Tourism Minister Sushanta Chowdhury on Saturday underscored the transformation in the state’s political and governance landscape while attending a two-day national seminar titled “Development & Governance: Myriad Perspectives in Post Millennium India.” The event, organized by Akhil Bhartiya Rashtriya Shaikshik Mahasangh (ABRSM), Tripura, in collaboration with Ramthakur College, took place over the weekend.
Addressing the inaugural ceremony on Saturday afternoon, Chowdhury spoke about the significant changes witnessed in Tripura’s governance and political climate since the 2018 elections, attributing much of the shift to an evolving democratic mindset among the people. “Change for betterment—now we find changes in the mindset of people. People are born much more democratic,” Chowdhury remarked, emphasizing how the political climate of Tripura had once been dominated by suppression.
He recalled the era before 2018, when, according to him, dissenting voices were often stifled. “There was a time when efforts were made to throttle democratic voices—be it in institutes, schools, colleges, or offices. Political movements had no liberty. The democratic voices were suppressed, your opinion was oppressed, and this was the daily drama everywhere,” he said, reflecting on what he described as the challenges faced during the previous regime’s 25-year rule.
Chowdhury credited the significant political shift in 2018 to the people’s demand for change. “Since the change in 2018, people across the state, irrespective of caste and color, operated for a change, and because we delivered, we were voted back to power in 2023. That is governance, pro-governance,” he stated.
The minister also lauded the efforts of the national leadership, particularly Prime Minister Narendra Modi, for fostering what he described as an environment of “good governance.” “I don’t have any doubt in my mind to say that the mindset we find in people nowadays was missing in the earlier regime. This has been possible because of our national-level leadership—our Prime Minister Narendra Modi—and our state guardians under whom we have been able to pass through an era of good governance,” Chowdhury said.
The seminar featured discussions on governance, development, and leadership in post-millennium India, bringing together academics, policy experts, and government officials to share their perspectives.
