L F convener decides to take CPM, RSP seat issue to state

Statesman News Service

MALDA, April 14: The Malda Left Front convener has finally decided to forward disputed seat adjustment matter to the state Left Front for finalisation if they fail to settle seat adjustment between the CPI-M and the RSP for panchayat polls, a CPI-M party source said today. Citing an example, the CPI-M party source said that the Cooch Behar district Left Front has forwarded two such disputed cases to the state committee when the CPI-M and the RSP had failed to adjust two zilla parishad seats there.The Cooch Behar CPI-M has decided to follow the decision of the state Left Front, he said. Since last few days the Malda CPI-M in district and zonal level discussed the issue of seat adjustments among the allies but in many cases the matter was inclusive.The Malda Left Front convener and also the CPI-M district secretary Mr. Jiban Moitra, has called a final meeting for seat adjustments with the allies including the RSP leaders.Particularly in the gram panchayat level the RSP has demanded 50 percent seats from the CPI-M.Even the Forward Bloc leaders have also demanded more seats in gram panchayat in the fresh areas where they did not contest earlier, sources said. It is learnt that the CPI-M leaders, as big bothers, have failed to finalise seats among the allies in Bulbulchandi gram panchayat under Habibpur block. “25 candidates from allies have expressed their desire to contest in Bulbulchandi gram panchayat area where the total number of seats is only 18 and where the CPI-M has demanded only three", said a CPI-M source. The CPI-M party sources said the Left Front convener would offer a confirmed zilla parishad seat to the RSP, out of 34 seats, this year to settle seat adjustments in this district. Other allies may be getting one each. ##

Ghani’s Death anniversary

Statesman News Service

MALDA, April 14: The Malda Congress today observed a nominal death anniversary of Late A B A Ghani Khan Choudhury at its party office today. The former Malda M P and union railway minister died on 14 April 2006. Though the party had planned to organise a colourful programme today to mark the occassion showcasing project Ghani Khan Choudhury Institute of Science & Technology and its future plan to set up a deemed university but due to election code of conduct the programme was cancelled.The Malda MP Mr. A H Khan Choudhury, other congress leaders including the English Bazaar MLA, and Sabhadhipati Mr. Goutam Chakraborty were present today.It is learnt that Mr. Goutam Chakraborty finally decided to contest in Harishchandrapur block for zilla parishad seat.On the other hand, the SC, ST and OBC cell of the Malda congress today observed birth anniversary of Dr. B R Ambedkar at the Congress party office and then observed the death anniversary of Ghani Khan.Other backward class organisations also observed Ambedkar's birth anniversary today in different parts of Malda district showcasing Supreme Court's decision to uphold 27 quota for OBC. ##

Pay to get promoted

MALDA, April 13:- Failed students in annual examinations may get pass mark sheet and get admission in new classes if they pay money for the development of the school! Such allegation has come up against a private school, St. Xavier's, Malda. In response to such an allegation a group of guardians have planned to seek transfer certificates of their wards from the school so that they can admit them in other schools. Unofficially it was announced that guardians would have to pay Rs. 1000 for a student if he failed in two subjects. Rs. 2000 is required for the students who failed in four subjects and Rs. 6,000 is required if a candidate fails in six to seven subjects.The matter came to light after the results of annual examination were out and some failed students got promoted to the next class.On being questioned,the secretary of the school, Mr. Tamaltaru Sinha said: “I am presently in Delhi. I will explain it in detail after returning to Malda”. The school has earlier been in news because of internal squabbling among the teachers and members of the managing committee.n SNS