Agartala, October 14: The Communist Party of India Marxist (CPI-M) in Tripura criticized the Bhartiya Janata Paty (BJP)- Indigenous People's Front of Tripura (IPFT) government on Sunday for deceiving the state government employees in name of 7th Central Pay Commission (CPC) benefits. However, the BJP claimed that following CPC helped teachers to receive a 14 percent hike in salary. Tripura BJP Chief Urges CM Biplab Kumar Deb to Check for Skeletons in Septic Tanks.

"The recent pay revision by the new government is nothing but cheating the employees in the name 7th CPC. It is only a concocted story. It was not on par with central pay scale," former Finance Minister Bhanulal Saha of the CPI(M) told reporters, reported PTI. Tripura Fish Supply Hit Hard as Bangladesh-imports Stalled.

Saha further said that PM Narendra Modi, BJP president Amit Shah and Tripura CM Biplab Kumar Deb has assured that 7th CPC to pensioners and employees of Tripura but all the assurance turned out to be false. Revised pat matrix, which the Tripura government claimed to be at par with 7th CPC, is not compatible with central perks.

"Neither 7th pay commission nor any other central scale was implemented by the state government. These failed promises were concocted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Amit Shah and Chief Minister of Tripura Biplab Kumar Deb," Mr Saha said. He also alleged that the government didn't even complete their vision which was mentioned in the documents during elections.

BJP state unit spokesperson Subrata Chakraborty said, "There has been 14 per cent hike for all employees and for many, the hike was as good as CPC. Those who were at the helm of affairs for 25 years had made a history of cheating people and employees. They have no right to speak against this good initiative of the government."

With inputs from PTI

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