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CPI-M to thwart Trinamul's stir against its leaders

The CPI-M has decided to thwart all evil designs of the Trinamul Congress in Cooch Behar district. The decision was adopted following the Trinamul's recent demonstrations staged against the state forest minister Mr Ananta Roy and Natabari MLA Mr Tamser Ali.

The Natabari MLA had to face demonstrations several times recently at different places in Tufanganj. The women activists of the Trinamul Congress demonstrated against the minister at Mathabhanga on 28 June in a programme organised by the forest division. They had also thrown a saree to the minister. Yesterday, they again staged a black-flag demonstration and chanted 'go back' to him at Panchanan Morh in Mathabhanga while the minister was going to attend a programme.

Today, after the district secretariat meeting of the party the district CPI-M secretary Mr Chandi Pal said they would not allow similar unruly activities of the Trinamul anymore. He also criticised the police for its almost inactive role in controlling the miscreants.

The minister was however found in a softer attitude towards the police than before. Earlier, he reported of the Trinamul's activities and inadequate role of the police to the chief minister. Today he said, "I am a minister, so I should not see only the negative side of the police."

On the otherhand, district Trinamul Congress president Mr Rabindra Nath Ghosh said that their supporters would demonstrate against the forest minister at everywhere they get him in Mathabhanga till construction of the much-awaited Sutunga bridge and completion of other half-done projects. If required, they may even organise movements against all the MLAs and ministers of the Forward Bloc and the CPI-M in Cooch Behar district, Mr Ghosh said.

It may be recalled that district Forward Bloc secretary Mr Udayan Guha already announced that they would not remain a silent spectator if the Trinamul Congress continues its unruly activities. Recalling the recent saree throwing towards the forest minister he threatened that if they dare to repeat such things again anywhere in the district it must be retaliated by similar way on the Trinamul MLA in Dinhata.