Agartala, Feb. 21 -- Chief Minister Manik Saha on Saturday criticised the then Left Front government for ignoring the labour class people and creating a division between owners and labourers.

Saha said this while inaugurating a programme to unveil the bust of Syama Prasad Mukherjee at Nagerjala Bus Stand, Agartala.

"The Nagerjala bus stand was not in good condition. When we came here, we restored it. The earlier government never thought about the working and labour class. They never thought about the bus drivers or passengers; there were not even any passenger sheds. They only thought about how to bring people to their processions and ruled the state for 35 years. However, after our government came, we decided to restore the bus stands....