Biman mum on Congress support
Statesman News Service
MALDA, March 19: The Socialist Unity Centre of India (Suci) has nominated Mrs Mallika Sarkar (Nandi) for North Malda Parliamentary constituency despite the Trinamul's declared stand to support the Congress in the constituency.
The Suci district secretary, Mr Gopal Nandi, today said: “We are not expecting the Trinamul's support in North Malda. We would contest here on our own against the CPI-M, Congress and BJP.”
According to the leader, the Suci state leader, Mr Manik Mukherjee, today held a meeting with party workers in Malda to formulate a poll strategy. “The Suci would not contest the South Malda seat as we do not have organisational strength in that constituency. Conversely, our organisation is strong in parts of Gazol, Old Malda, Habibpur, the tribal dominated areas and in Chanchal and Harishchandrapur in North Malda,” Mr Nandi said. According to him, the Suci would continue the joint movement with the Trinamul Congress in Malda district.
The Trinamul, meanwhile, is waiting for the Congress to seek its support in Malda. “We would extend support to the Congress if it seeks it. But no Congress leader has sought our help so far,” the Malda district Trinamul president, Mr Dulal Sarkar, said.
Biman mum on Congress support
RAIGANJ/MALDA, March 19: The CPI-M state secretary, Mr Biman Bose, today dodged questions on whether his party would support the Congress at the Centre if the proposed Third Front fails to take off as envisaged. “We are optimistic about the prospect of the Third Front. Whether the Third Front concept would fail or not and whether we would support the Congress in the post poll scenario or not is a hypothetical question. It would be like talking about the child yet to be born,” Mr Bose said at Raiganj today. Mr Bose, who met party workers in Malda yesterday and in North Dinajpur today, instructed party supporters to be humble while approaching the electorate. He has asked party workers to ensure that at least 50 per cent of the votes came the Left Front's way in every constituency. Mr Bose also urged the LF leadership and workers to forget differences of opinion if any and work together to secure at least 50 per cent votes from every booth. n SNS
V-C stalemate
MALDA, March 19: The higher education minister, Professor Sudarshan Roy Choudhuri, has asked the authorities at the University of Gour Banga (UGB) to call a meeting of its executive council in Kolkata to resolve an ongoing stalemate after the resignation of its Vice-Chancellor Prof. Surabhi Banerjee.
Sources of education department said the meeting would be called on 31 March in Kolkata because Prof. Banerjee was refusing to visit Malda after resigning.
Professor Banerjee will be asked to preside over the meeting to resolve the ongoing problem. The registrar of the UGB officially heard of her appointment as V-C in Central University on 17 March. n SNS
Fake notes
MALDA, March 19: The police in English Bazaar today arrested Yunus Ali and seized Rs 3 lakh counterfeit notes from his possession at Jadupur last night. Yunus is a resident of Chori Anantapur, close to the Bangladesh border, a fake currency circulation hub identified by the BSF. n SNS
Looted
MALDA, March 19: Robbers looted a Bankura bound state bus near Jadupur on NH 34 under Kaliachak police station last night. The bus, which had suffered mechanical fault, was being repaired when the robbers raided it. n SNS
2 killed, 10 hurt
MALDA, March 19: Two persons including a woman were killed and 10 others seriously injured in Gazol PS area today when the vehicle they were traveling in overturned. n SNS
Arrested
MALDA, March 19: Maharastra police with the help of West Bengal police arrested two persons from Malda district today on charges of stealing valuables from a jeweler's shop. The arrested are migrant labourers. They were produced in Malda court today for transit remand. n SNS
Illegal arms
MALDA, March 19: The police arrested Ranjit Pal on charges of possessing illegal fire arms, from Jajail village close to the Bangladesh border under Habibpur police station last night. n SNS
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