WIND OF CHANGE

Trinamul's no confidence on CPM-supported BJP board

The Trinamul Congress members of Tufanganj-II Panchayat Samiti in Cooch Behar district announced their 'no-confidence' on the CPI-M supported BJP-led board of the Panchayat Samiti. Meanwhile, expressing their 'no confidence' on the existing board 12 Trinamul members signed a letter and submitted it to the Block Development Officer on Wednesday.

Trinamul Congress sources claimed that in the 29-member board 18 are on their side. Among them 12 members signed the memorandum in favour of 'no confidence' move.

After the recent change in the state government change occurred at a number of gram panchayat bodies in Cooch Behar district too. The Left Front had to hand over power to the opposition in Ghughumari, Moyamari, Putimari Fuleswari and some other gram panchayat bodies. Now the Trinamul Congress is trying to pull down the Left Front from Panchayat Samitis.

In 2008, the Trinamul Congress-BJP alliance bagged 16 seats in 29 seats. The CPI-M got 11 seats and the rest two went in favour of a Congress candidate and an independent candidate. The Trinamul Congress and the BJP formed the board jointly and Ms Pushpita Dakua of the Trinamul Congress became the sabhapati. After break down of the relationship between the BJP and the Trinamul Congress the BJP moved a 'no confidence' and the CPI-M supported them. Following that development Ms Madhuri Pradhan of the BJP became the sabhapati.

Now, in the changed scenario a few BJP and CPI-M members assured of covert support and the Trinamul Congress came out to evict the CPI-M supported BJP-led board.