Tripura Higher Education and Panchayat Minister Kishor Barman has sparked controversy by identifying the news media as one of the obstacles faced by Panchayat representatives in performing their duties. He even suggested that factions within his own party may also be contributing to these challenges.
Mr. Barman made these remarks at the inauguration of a two-day Panchayati Raj Capacity Building Programme at the State Panchayat Resource Centre in A.D Nagar here on Monday. The programme was inaugurated by Chief Minister Dr. Manik Saha and attended by elected representatives from the three-tier Panchayat institutions in the State.
