CPM opposes Congress move

Statesman News Service

MALDA,(India) Dec. 22. — The Congress is planning to bring the Union health minister to Ratua to inaugurate a half- constructed block primary health centre in the last week of December to beat the CPI-M in the race of inauguration ahead of the Assembly election. The Congress leader, Mr Priya Ranjan Das Munshi, has already chalked out a plan in this regard and approached the district administration for making the arrangements for the inauguration. But the district administration is reluctant to fix a date for the inauguration as the project is still incomplete. The objection raised by the state minister for food processing industries and horticulture, Mr Sailen Sarkar to this project is another problem for the Congress. It may be recalled that the Congress had earlier planned to inaugurate a project of rural electrification at Mahanandatola in Ratua inviting former Union power minister late PM Syeed after extending its area with the help of the Congress-led Malda zilla parishad. But the sudden death of PM Sayeed had stalled the plan. Following the death of PM Sayeed, the local Congress leaders approached the Union minister Mr Priya Ranjan Das Munshi to make the health minister available for the inauguration of Ratua block primary health centre. An operation theatre and other units are built for the Ratua BPHC with the financial assistance of the Central government. Ratua falls under the Raiganj parliamentary constituency from where Mr Priya Ranjan Das Munshi was elected. According to the health officials, it would take two more months for the completion of BPHC. District officials are reported to have told the local congress leaders that the inauguration of a half-constructed project would invite criticism from the political opponents.