MALDA, Jan 28: Sara Bharat Sanjukta Kishan Sabha (SBSKS), a peasant wing backed by the Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP), staged a demonstration today in front of the Malda DM office. SBSKS put forward a 14 point demand sheet, including “stop destruction of fertile lands in the name of industrialization” and submitted a memorandum to the additional district magistrate (general) Mr PC Sit.
The district secretary of the RSP, Mr Goutam Gupta, said the state government had acquired fertile agriculture lands for setting up an industrial growth centre, Border Security Force (BSF) camp and sector office on either side of the NH 34 at Narayanpur in Old Malda. He claimed there were large expanses of barren land in the district that the government could have acquired instead for these purposes.
The RSP leaders today approached the district administration, asking that in the future they acquire lands for industrial purposes that aren't fertile for agriculture.
During deputation before the ADM-G, Mr PC Sit, the RSP leaders requested a step up in vigilance along the border to check the 'infiltration of militants’ and ‘fake currency smuggling’ from Bangladesh.
The RSP district secretary Mr Goutam Gupta requested that the ADM investigate allegations that members of the BSF are sending large amounts of money to their family members that significantly exceed their salary and must be gained through illegal means.
The RSP leaders criticised the BSF, claiming that they torture poor farmers and villagers along the border in the name of border security but allow smugglers to operate in exchange for money.
The SBSKS leaders also demanded the introduction of an old age pension effective from 60 years of age, instead of 65, as well as the publication of BPL lists. n SNS
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