The Poorest Chief Minister of India: Mr Manik Sarkar

The story about the ‘POOREST CM’ of India

Question: Are we living in the age of scams, corruption and immorality? 

First answer to this question would probably be ‘YES’ when every day or other a whole new story of big scam came into light and every new scam surpass the earlier in terms of money and the level of people involved in it.

When, we see that Ordinary clerical grade employee has worth of crores of rupees and IAS/IPS are caught red handed definitely corruption is rampant in every circle of our life.

Starting from the clerk to top official are allegedly involved in corruption. 2G scam, CWG scam, tetra truck and very recent Coalgate scam and chopper scam all have come into light in a series.

Not only big scams if we look around the working of different departments & organizations, we find that corruption is on rampant and it is increasing day by day despite the government introducing new bills & Acts etc .

If we search the basic reason for all this degradation then we find that it is moral degradation for society which is responsible. In a society, where everything is weighted in terms of money and power, greed for more and more money and power is increasing. Resulting,  corruption and moral degradation.

We have become so used to with these thing that we generally ignore to analyze it properly and loss of moral values and passion for more and more showing off.

But then suddenly I remember Men Like Mr Manik Sarkar Chief Minister, Tripura.people who have courage and strength to fight this evil of society from the core of his heart.

He is honest, brave and source of inspiration for others. He has been elected for consecutively fourth terms as Chief Minister.

First some facts about this person.

1.      He is the poorest Chief Minister of India.

2.      He has been elected as chief minister consecutively for fourth term

3.      He doesn’t own a home;

4.      His bank balance is Rs. 6500/-

5.      He donates all his salary to CPI (M), and party gives him sustenance allowance of Rs 5000/- month.

6.      His wife never uses official vehicle and can very easily be seen on Rickshaw in Agartala.

7.    Even his worst opponents admit that Manik Sarkar is an impeccably honest man, certainly a rare variety among politicians today

Now, compare these with other chief ministers or politicians, who have assets worth crores of rupees!

Apart from honesty, Mr Manik Sarkar has been impetuous for the development of the state which includes better connectivity and development of IT sector in state. He was also responsible for bringing the concept of public-private partnership and invigorated private intervention, particularly in the IT sector. 

It is true that now a days principledpolitics is available only in books and not in reality in our country, but not so with Manik Sarkar in Tripura. If the forces of goodness and probity are unbridled in politics, which is loathsome to many, then there is trust. And once there is trust, there is faith. The concept of goodwill and faith then come into a larger picture of incorruptibility. Political analysts could do well to study such redemption in this state, intractable in a corner of the Northeast and usually reflected as socioeconomically & geographically backward and militant affected Men like Sarkar prove me wrong that we are living in the age of corruption there is still a light of hope in Indian politics and polity. Marxists have lost their grip in West Bengal and Kerala but have won with aplomb in Tripura proves that a lot of depends on the leadership He is true believer of famous saying................................................

“If you once forfeit the confidence of your fellow citizens, you can never regain their respect and esteem. It is true that you  may fool all of the people some of the time; you can even fool some of the people all of the time; but you can't fool all of the people all of the time."

...................................................................................................................................Abraham Lincoln

Mr Manik Sarkar is well regarded for his sympathy toward the tribal population and for the passion towards the overall development of tribal in state. With all his efforts, honesty & simplicity Mr Sarkars has been able to transform a political party into a people’s party. Other political parties in the country should learn how honesty and political intelligence can work wonders Mr Sarkar has also tried his level best to provide employment to the tribals. He has promoted the literature and culture of the state, varied as it is with tribal community, tea garden community, the Chakmas, the Meitieis and the others.

In such a situation, his example is not only exceptional but is a silent story of working for the poor, the landless and the deprived. Today, if Tripura is on the way to peace and development, it is only due to him Mr Sarkar has also been successful to control militancy with his transparency and empathy toward indigenous people of Tripura. He always tries to solve their problems and resolve their apprehensions. In his term he reserved jobs in every government post for them, he tried to genuinely uplift them. Now he is focusing on education and giving education the top priority. 

The example set by Sarkar, with his honesty, behaviour and sincere concern for the people of the state especially the poor, the indigenous population, many of whom are on the path of militancy, should be highlighted to show that all Indian politicians have not transgressed the promontories of probity and incorruptibility. 

 ; Again I will end this story with a famous saying of Abraham Lincoln...

“I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true. I am not bound to succeed, but I am bound to live up to what light I have― Abraham Lincoln