Section 144 imposed in Malda ZP

Statesman News Service

MALDA, Aug 5: The sub divisional officer in Malda has finally decided to impose prohibitory order Section 144 CrPC in side the building of Malda zilla parishad (MZP) tomorrow since morning to evening to avoid any untoward incident during election of sthayee samiti. Tomorrow, the Malda zilla parishad elected members and ex-officio members such MLAs MPs and elected sabhapati of panchayat samiti will form permanent committee of MZP by casting votes. Tension is mounting considering fight between the Congress and the Left Front centering the permanent committee election. Today, the saha sabhadhipati of Malda zilla parishad, Mr Joy Murmu, has submitted his resignation following party guidelines based on the recent order of the Court and the government. He has lost his voting right. It may be recalled that the Congress majority members of the MZP had co-opted Mr Joy Murmu to contest for the post of saha sabhadhipati post because the Congress had no tribal elected member for the reserved post in MZP. Mr Murmu, who was defeated in rural poll by the CPI-M, was elected as Saha Sabhadhipati based on the old order of the government. After receiving final order from the panchayat and rural development, the district magistrate had conveyed government's directives to him. The district congress president Mr AH Khan Choudhury, Malda MP, had asked Mr Murmu to quit from his post. At present out of 62 voters, the LF has 30 members (15 MZP elected members, one MP, seven MLAs and seven sabhapati of panchayat samiti) and the Congress has 32 voters (eight panchayat samiti sabhapati, four MLAs, one MP and 19 MZP members) including one elected member of the BJP. After the death of Sujapur MLA, Rubi Noor, the Congress is in short of one confirmed vote to form permanent a committee.