Municipality goes 'bankrupt'

Statesman News Service

MALDA, May 27:- The Congress MLA in English Bazaar has claimed that the Congress led board English Bazaar Municipality (EBM) is becoming ‘bankrupt'. A team from directorate of local bodies today visited the EBM, inquired into the matters and interacted with the chairman of the civic body Mr. N. Tiwari on the basis of the complaint lodged by the MLA Mr. K N Choudhury. On the basis of the complaints from English Bazaar residents regarding bankruptcy of civic board I informed the matter to the party as well as the directorate of local bodies, said Mr. K N Choudhury. “The public service system of the board has been deteriorated. Expenditure of the board has been increased than its income”, claimed Mr. K N Choudhury. It may be noted that a few months ago Mr. Choudhury had raised the issue against the board and draw the attention of the directorate of local bodies and seven councillors belonging to Mr. Choudhury's lobby started ‘non cooperation’ movement against the chairman , who belongs to the Congress. The chairman Mr. N Tiwari had sought help from the district congress president to sort out the crisis. “The MLA Mr. Choudhury is trying to tarnish the image of a Congress led board because we do not accept some proposals of his own which are related to his vested interested”, said Mr. N Tiwari. The chairman of the EBM was so busy today with the officials of the directorate of local bodies to give satisfactory clarifications on the basis of the complaints lodged by the Congress MLA.