Agartala, April 29 -- Tripura Leader of Opposition Jitendra Chaudhury on Monday alleged that the rural areas of Tripura are under the clutches of an unprecedented economic sluggishness due to the apathy of the ruling dispensation.

He said that this unwarranted situation had emerged due to the non-payment of the wages of MGNREGA and other similar employment schemes that ensured the flow of cash into the hands of poor people during the dry season.

"The end of the Bengali calendar is generally considered to be a dry season. During this period, the farmers don't have crops for harvesting. The day-wage workers also face some financial constraints because of the absence of work in croplands. And, for almost every community, this period is cru...