BJP'S MOVEMENT PLANS

BJP plans to strengthen party base in Cooch Behar

The BJP is getting ready for the ensuing Assembly elections. In a bid to strengthen the organisational base of the party in North Bengal to fight against the Left Front and the Trinamul Congress the party's state unit president Mr Rahul Sinha already started visiting North Bengal.

Recently, Mr Sinha visited Falakata, Dhupguri and Jalpaiguri. He talked with party activists and local leaders and sought their opinions and proposals to make the party a stronger one. In August he will come again in North Bengal to visit areas in Cooch Behar district.

General secretary of the BJP's Cooch Behar district unit Mr Nikhil Ranjan Dey claimed that their organisational strength was rising in different areas in Cooch Behar district.    

Many deserted members and supporters who had joined other parties started to come back again to the BJP's fold. Right approach and right leadership made them feel that the BJP is the only party that can save them from the tyrannical rule of the Left Front, Mr Dey said.

The BJP leader said the common people were suffering from the excessive price hike of essential commodities. To stage protest against price hike of food items, household commodities and petroleum products they would organise a law-violation programme at the district magistrate's office on 8 July. On 14 July they will stage a demonstration at the offices of the sub-divisional officers in all the five sub-divisions of the district. Another programme will be held on 28 July. On that day they will submit memorandums to the block development officers at all the twelve blocks in the district. In Cooch Behar the trafficking out of cattle is a menace in bordering areas. The BJP will organise stir in villages near the Indo-Bangladesh border areas to stop cattle trafficking and infiltration of Bangladeshi people.

BJP sources said that they were preparing to field candidates in all the 294 seats in the next state Assembly elections. They believe that they may win in at least 30 seats. Mr Dey is confident about winning of two seats in Cooch Behar district.