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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | CM: Appeal before land panel by Arnab Ganguly

CM: Appeal before land panel by Arnab Ganguly

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published Published on Oct 13, 2011   modified Modified on Oct 13, 2011

Mamata Banerjee today appealed to the tribals in the Dooars and the Terai to take their case to the committee formed by the state government to look into the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha demand of bringing the Gorkha-dominated areas of the plains under the hill set-up.

The tribals are opposed to the Morcha demand and have threatened protests and demonstrations if the state government accepts it.

“A committee chaired by Justice (Retd) Shyamal Sen is looking into the matter (the demand to include Gorkha-dominated areas of the the Dooars and the Terai in the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration). They (Morcha) have the right to make a demand, and so do you. They will plead their case. You plead your case before the committee. Don’t listen to what others are saying. Tell the panel what you have to say,” the chief minister told a gathering at the National Club grounds here.

Mamata requested the Adivasi Vikas Parishad not to create “tension and disturbances” in the plains. “The people of the Dooars and the Terai should not worry. There was some tension between the people of the hills and the Dooars. We don’t want any tension. Nobody should quarrel. We want the people of the hills, the Dooars and the Terai to live in peace. It is our commitment not to allow any disturbance in these places. I will appeal to my brothers in the Adivasi Vikas Parishad not to take the law into their hands.”

The chief minister expressed her displeasure with the series of bandhs in the Dooars and the Terai to protest the Morcha demand. “From now on, say no to bandhs. Ask those calling bandhs to provide food first,” Mamata told the rally.

Mamata announced a series of development packages for the Dooars and the Terai, driving home the point that the plains were as important to her as the Darjeeling hills. She promised the people of the Dooars and the Terai that she would visit the region often and announce more development schemes. The chief minister also made it clear that she wanted peace in return. Mamata flagged off a DEMU rail service between New Jalpaiguri-Siliguri and Aluabari Road. She also handed over scholarships to Madhyamik pass-outs from tribal families and Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe certificates. She said her government was trying to settle minimum wage for tea garden workers. The chief minister announced a raft of projects to boost tourism, health and education in the Dooars and the Terai. She urged the people to have patience so that the projects can be implemented successfully.

Speaking on her plans to boost tourism in the Darjeeling-Dooars-Terai region, Mamata said she was using Switzerland as a “model”. “A detailed project report is being prepared. Mega-parks will come up. Once my Switzerland project is complete, there will be no dearth of jobs in this region. I can create jobs. It is for you to make use of the opportunities. We want schools, hospitals and colleges to come up, but it will take time.”

The chief minister assured the residents that drinking water would be available in most areas by 2012. “The public health engineering department is working on a number of projects, which will be complete by December next year,” she said.

In her visits to north Bengal, Mamata had tried to reach out to the people to show how much she “loved and cared” for them. In Darjeeling yesterday, she repeatedly spoke about her three visits to the hills in the past four months.

In Malbazar today, she stressed that those trips covered the plains too. “In the past four months, I have come to Darjeeling… north Bengal three times. My ministers have come at least 15-20 times.”

The Telegraph, 13 October, 2011, http://www.telegraphindia.com/1111013/jsp/frontpage/story_14618532.jsp


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