CPI & FB not to attend GTA area expansion hearing
20 February 2012
SILIGURI, 20 FEB : The Darjeeling district CPI-M, CPI and Forward Bloc
have decided not to attend in the hearing on the GTA jurisdiction
expansion, convened by the Shyamal Sen Committee, on 24 February. But
by way of a discordant note, another constituent of the Left Front,
RSP, will attend the hearing.
The Darjeeling district Left Front convener and senior CP-M leader,
Mr Asok Bhattacharya, said there was no point in attending the
combined meeting with the high-power committee having been reduced to
a farce. “The constitution of the committee is heavily biased in
favour of one of the parties involved ~ the GJMM. We attended the
previous hearings to put forth our collective stance vis-à-vis the
emotive issue. But this time we would stay away,” he said.
Asked about the RSP’s decision to participate, the CPI-M leader said
the party would attend the meeting because of its inability to turn up
at the previous hearing due to the ongoing district conference. “This
by no means indicates any fissure within the district Left Front.
Besides, we are against dictating terms to others. All are free to
formulate strategies in accordance with their respective assessment of
developing situations,” Mr Bhattacharya said.
He further said they had taken strong objection to the authoritative
wording of the letter the land committee had sent to them asking them
to attend the combined hearing. “The language used in the letter
‘directing’ us to attend the hearing is against the parliamentary
canons. The chairman cannot direct us. He might appeal to us,” he
said.
Darjeeling district RSP secretariat member Tapas Goswami said his
party would attend the hearing to place his party’s submission before
the committee. “Since we could not attend the previous hearing because
of our preoccupation with the district conference, we have decided to
attend the hearing on 24 February. Besides, according to my knowledge,
the Jalpaiguri district CPI-M and other constituents of the Left Front
will also attend the hearing,” he said. sns
20 February 2012
SILIGURI, 20 FEB : The Darjeeling district CPI-M, CPI and Forward Bloc
have decided not to attend in the hearing on the GTA jurisdiction
expansion, convened by the Shyamal Sen Committee, on 24 February. But
by way of a discordant note, another constituent of the Left Front,
RSP, will attend the hearing.
The Darjeeling district Left Front convener and senior CP-M leader,
Mr Asok Bhattacharya, said there was no point in attending the
combined meeting with the high-power committee having been reduced to
a farce. “The constitution of the committee is heavily biased in
favour of one of the parties involved ~ the GJMM. We attended the
previous hearings to put forth our collective stance vis-à-vis the
emotive issue. But this time we would stay away,” he said.
Asked about the RSP’s decision to participate, the CPI-M leader said
the party would attend the meeting because of its inability to turn up
at the previous hearing due to the ongoing district conference. “This
by no means indicates any fissure within the district Left Front.
Besides, we are against dictating terms to others. All are free to
formulate strategies in accordance with their respective assessment of
developing situations,” Mr Bhattacharya said.
He further said they had taken strong objection to the authoritative
wording of the letter the land committee had sent to them asking them
to attend the combined hearing. “The language used in the letter
‘directing’ us to attend the hearing is against the parliamentary
canons. The chairman cannot direct us. He might appeal to us,” he
said.
Darjeeling district RSP secretariat member Tapas Goswami said his
party would attend the hearing to place his party’s submission before
the committee. “Since we could not attend the previous hearing because
of our preoccupation with the district conference, we have decided to
attend the hearing on 24 February. Besides, according to my knowledge,
the Jalpaiguri district CPI-M and other constituents of the Left Front
will also attend the hearing,” he said. sns
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