LEADER of OppositioninTripura Assembly, Jitendra Chaudhury, expressed hope that the Maitri Setu on River Feni connecting India and Bangladesh would be operationalised. Though inaugurated in March 2021, the Rs 133-crore project connecting South Tripura’s Sabroom with Bangladesh’s Ramgarh was yet to be operationalised. The 1.9-km bridge is located 72 km from Chittagong port.

 

Jitendra Chaudhury, a CPI(M) politburo member, said that because of the current situationinBangladesh,hedid not see any possibility of dialogue between the two countries on the matter. The CPI (M)leader also alleged lack adaisical attitude on the part of the State leadership.

 

He claimed that the BJP’s state leadershiph as failed to make the Centre realise the importance of the bridge, which would boost trade and regional connectivity between the two countries through the northeastern state. “Heeding people’s wishes, the previousLeftFrontGovernment hadstartedtheprocess ofbuilding the bridge forthemovement of people and goods. However, itisyet to be operationalised due to the lack adaisical attitude of the leadership, whichhas alsofailed to make the Centre realise the importance of bridge,” he said.