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WB CM welcomes first batch of enclave-dwellers from Bangladesh to India

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First batch of people, who were living in Indian Enclaves in Bangladesh have today entered India. A group of 19 families that included 62 persons reached Coochbehar district crossing Changrabandha border post.

Following the implementation of Land Boundary agreement, around 1000 people living in Indian Enclaves opted for Indian citizenship while rest of them chose to stay in Bangladesh. However, people living in Bangladeshi enclaves in India preferred to stay in India.

Welcoming the people from Bangladesh, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee posted in social networking websites, “Pursuant to the historic Land Boundary Agreement between India and Bangladesh held in Dhaka in June 2015, where I was also present, the first batch of 19 families consisting of 62 persons from Indian enclaves in Bangladesh who have opted to stay in India entered our country today through Changrabandha in Coochbehar.”

She further adds, “I heartily welcome our brothers and sisters from “opar bangla” and wish them a very pleasant stay here.Our government will take full care of them.”

Asked for disaster relief funds worth Rs 21000 Cr: WB CM after meeting PM

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West Bengal Chief Minister today met the Prime Minister in New Delhi and requested the Centre to release funds worth Rs 21000 crore for flood relief operations in Bengal.

She also said that the Centre must modernise DVC and carry out dredging along Damodar’ it is because of release of water by DVC that flood is caused in Bengal, she said.

Addressing a press conference, she said, “West Bengal faced major floods. We have submitted a memorandum to the PM seeking funds for disaster relief.”

At the same time, she also talked about the Centre’s delay in releasing funds on account of Backward Region Development Fund (BRDF) meant for 11 back ward districts in Bengal and also on sectors where the Centre has slashed fund support drastically.

The West Bengal Chief Minister also requested the Prime Minister to convene a meeting of Niti Ayog to discuss plan size. “Planning Commission and National Development Council used to discuss matters of State earlier. They have been shut down. Central funds for several schemes like modernisation of police have been stopped. We sought Niti Ayog meeting for that,” she said.

“We have discussed about a ‘Business Corridor’ involving four countries – Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, India – under Look East Policy, ” WB CM added.