Roadblock against Adhir's arrest

YC membership drive begins

  

COOCH BEHAR, Sept. 7: State Youth Congress president Mr Amitava Chakraborty instructed all YC supporters and activists to observe demonstrations and roadblock programmes in the state against the arrest of Congress MP Mr Adhir Choudhury today. Accordingly the district YC supporters staged roadblock programmes at several places in Cooch Behar district.

 

The state YC president Mr Amitava Chakraborty and Mr Jayanta Das (PRO-INC) came here today to participate in the inauguration of the organisation's membership drive.

 

Sitai MLA and a senior Congress leader Dr Md Fozle Hoque and chairman of Cooch Behar Municipality Mr Biren Kundu inaugurated the membership drive at Mrinalini Hall near Station Choupathi today. Cooch Behar District Youth Congress president Mr Avijit Dey Bhaumik said during the ambitious drive they will try to recruit 3,000 active members and 30,000 primary members in this district. Members will be recruited from each of the 1904 booth areas in this district to strengthen the Youth Congress, Mr Dey Bhaumik said. Presidents and other office bearers of 13 block YC units attended the inauguration of membership drive programme today. []

 

Minister assures a new industrial growth centre in Cooch Behar

 

COOCH BEHAR, Sept. 7: State cottage and small-scale industries minister Mr Manabendra Mukherjee declared that a new industrial growth centre will be developed at Cooch Behar.

 

During a meeting at Cooch Behar today the minister said that the scheme for setting up a Jute Park at Cooch Behar has been sanctioned. He also declared that considering the importance of Cooch Behar for industrialisation and shortage of vacant plots at the existing Chakchaka Industrial Growth Centre (CIGC), the West Bengal Industrial Development Corporation (WBIDC) would develop a new industrial growth centre in Cooch Behar district. The proposed growth centre may be developed jointly with interested private parties. Site selection process will be undertaken under war footing for both the Jute Park and the new growth centre. It may be mentioned here that West Bengal Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (WBIIDC) had developed the CGIC.

 

Secretary of Industrial Federation of Cooch Behar (IFC), Mr Depak Mundra welcomed the minister's announcement. The IFC representatives requested the minister to take initiative for immediate resumption of air service from Cooch Behar Airport and introduction of railway double line in this section of the NF Railway. The minister assured that he would take up the issues with the proper authorities, Mr Mundra said.

 

On behalf of IFC a memorandum was submitted to the state cottage and small-scale industries minister urging him to provide subsidy in energy charges and spare the CIGC from regular power cuts. The minister assured them that he would take the matter with the power department. Mr Mundra said they also made an appeal to the minister for speedy implementation of the already sanctioned Jute Park scheme.

 

During the meeting that was held at Cooch Behar Circuit House, minister of state Mr Narayan Biswas, Cooch Behar Zilla Parishad sabhadhipati Mr Jnanendra Chandra Chanda, district magistrate Mr Rajesh Kumar Sinha, ADM (D) Mr Pannalal Mahapatra and senior official of different departments were present. IFC termed the meeting as satisfactory. []