Statesman News Service
MALDA, Nov 9: With communal tension brewing over employment at Gour Banga railway station, the Malda district magistrate tried to resolve the dispute before the chief minister's visit to the area on 15 November.
The district magistrate Mr Sridhar K Ghosh today held a meeting with the railway officials and panchayat representatives encouraging them to maintain peace between villagers belonging to two different communities competing for jobs at Gour Banga railway station in English Bazaar.
In a bid to curb the communal hostility, the district magistrate has asked the railway officials to suspend the loading and unloading work till the matter is resolved.
Mr Ghosh said the local panchayat officials had been asked to prepare a list of labourers, above 18 years of age, from both communities.
According to Mr Ghosh, 1100 labourers would be enlisted for the loading and unloading jobs at Gour Banga railway station.
Around 300 to 400 labourers are required daily, according to the railway officials. It is also decided that enlisted labourers would start work from 21 November.
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