BJP initiates rural poll campaign

 

COOCH BEHAR, Feb. 28: Cooch Behar district unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party initiated its campaigning drive for the ensuing three-tier panchayat polls through a workers' convention that was held at Nazrul Sadan in Mathabhanga today. Prior to the convention the BJP supporters took out a large rally in Mathabhanga town.

 

Addressing the well-attended convention of the party workers at Nazrul Sadan, Prof Tathagata Roy, a member of the party's National Council, said they are eager about formation of an anti-CPI-M grand alliance. He called upon all political parties except CPI and Muslim League to join the alliance to pull down the CPI-M from power. The tyrant CPI-M has no right to stay in power in this state anymore, he said. He opined that a united effort could remove the CPI-M from the seat of power in panchayat bodies and elsewhere too. Mr Roy instructed the party workers to get ready for the rural polls.

 

Mr Nityananda Munsi, president of Cooch Behar district unit of the BJP, said that they started their drive of poll campaign for the panchayat elections from today's convention. Mr Anil Malakar, vice-president of district BJP and Mr Hemchandra Barman (ex-president) too spoke on the occasion. []

 

Citizens suffers from LPG problem

 

COOCH BEHAR, Feb. 28: Submitting a memorandum to the district magistrate, the Nagarik Adhikar Raksha Committee (NARC) today demanded an end to the problems the citizens are suffering from due to crisis of LPG cylinders in Cooch Behar.

 

In the memorandum the NARC leaders alleged that the consumers have to book a cylinder after twenty-one days from getting delivery of a cylinder. It takes about twenty-three days to get a cylinder after booking for one. In this perspective the consumers have to face difficulties. The NARC leaders also alleged that one could get LPG cylinders against higher prices in the clandestine market. In the memorandum they urged the authorities to take steps to stop the malpractice and corruption over delivering of LPG cylinders.

 

When contacted, a senior government officer said that they would inquire into the allegations raised by the NARC. Corrupt practices over LPG cylinders will not be allowed, he assured. []