Statesman News Service
MALDA, Jan. 30: Mr Mohan Tudu, a BJP member of the Malda zilla parishad was elected as saha-sabhadipati today in the Congress-led board. He got 19 out of 34 votes against Mrs Surajmoni Tudu of the CPI-M.
The post, which is reserved for a Scheduled Tribe candidate, was lying vacant over few months. The Congress formed the MZP board on 7 July 2008 and had co-opted Mr Joy Murmu as saha-sabhadhipati since the Congress had no ST candidate in the MZP to contest the saha-sabhadhipati's post.
The Congress had initially refused to accept the BJP's proposal to nominate Mr Mohan Tudu as saha-sabhadhipati. On 7 July 2008, Mr Mohan Tudu had walked out of the election when the Congress opted for Mr Joy Murmu as saha-sabhadhipati instead. Following the Calcutta High Court order thereafter, Mr Murmu had to quit the post and since then the post was lying vacant.
MZP Congress members finally agreed to accept the BJP zilla parishad member Mr Tudu for the post and cast votes to elect him as saha-sabhadhipati today.
Commenting on the development, the CPI-M district secretary Mr Jiban Moitra said today: “The Congress has proved again it is with the BJP. Five years ago the Congress had sought the BJP's help to form the MZP board and did so with help from the Trinamul and the BJP. It has repeated its act and stands exposed.”
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