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It is our achievement that peace has returned in Jangalmahal: Mamata Banerjee in Purulia

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After three days of campaigning in Paschim Medinipur, Mamata Banerjee today kickstarted her campaign with two rallies and two padaytra in Purulia district.

The rallies were held in Baghmundi and Bandwan. Like in Kurseong, Medinipur, Howrah and Kolkata earlier, Mamata Banerjee led two padayatra today – through Balarampur and Purulia.

In her speech Mamata Banerjee said that before 2011 people lived under fear and even trains did not run at night in Jangalmahal. But now filmmakers from across the country are coming to Jangalmahal to shoot, she added. Mamata Banerjee also said it was because of the cooperation and resilience of the people that peace has returned to the region.

The Trinamool Chairperson slammed the Left for neglecting the development of Jangalmahal. She highlighted the ‘Khadya Sathi’ scheme under which 8 crore people are getting rice at Rs 2/kg.

Jangalmahal has made huge strides in the development of infrastructure and social sectors which has reinforced the faith of the people in her.

 

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জঙ্গলমহলে শান্তি ফিরেছে, এটা আমাদের অ্যাচিভমেন্ট: পুরুলিয়ায় মমতা বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায়

পশ্চিম মেদিনীপুরে তিনদিনের প্রচার পর্ব সেরে আজ জনসভার মাধ্যমে পুরুলিয়ায় তার প্রচার শুরু করলেন মমতা বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায়। বাঘমুন্ডি, ও বান্দোয়ানে একটি করে জনসভা করেন তৃণমূলনেত্রী। এছাড়া বলরামপুর ও পুরুলিয়া শহরে পদযাত্রা করেন তিনি।

বাঘ্মুন্ডির জনসভাতে তিনি বলেন যে ২০১১-র আগে মানুষ ভয়ে দিন কাটাতেন, এমনকি রাতেও জঙ্গলমহল এলাকায় রেল পরিষেবা বন্ধ থাকত। তিনি এও বলেন যে এখন জঙ্গলমহলে বাইরে থেকে সিনেমা বানাতে লোক আসছে। শান্তি ফেরার কৃতিত্ব এলাকার মানুষকেই দেন জননেত্রী।

তিনি এও বলেন যে বামফ্রন্টের আমলে এলাকার উন্নয়ন হয়নি, কিন্তু এখন ৮ কোটি মানুষ দু টাকা কেজি চাল পাচ্ছেন।

জঙ্গলমহলের পরিকাঠামো উন্নয়ন ও সামাজিক উন্নতির ফলে মানুষের হৃদয়ে পাকাপাকি স্থান বানিয়েছেন মমতা বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায়।

No politics in the development of the Hills: Mamata Banerjee in Kurseong

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Mamata Banerjee addressed a campaign rally in Kurseong today.

The first phase of her campaign in North Bengal, for the 2016 Assembly election began yesterday. She addressed a huge rally in Matigara near Siliguri. She also took part in a procession to remember the martyrs of Nandigram, massacred on March 14, 2007.

She threw down the gauntlet at the Congress-CPI(M)-BJP combine, challenging them to fight her politically and not indulge in smear campaigns.

Mamata Banerjee harped on the developmental works done by her Trinamool Congress Government in West Bengal over the last five years, works which have won the government international and national laurels.

Here are some of the excerpts of her speech:

  • My brothers and sisters of the Hills, I have come here to seek your support/
  • I want the development of the Hills from the core of my heart.
  • We are supporting Harka Bahadur Chhetri for the Kalimpong seat. TMC has not fielded any candidate there.
  • Did any party ever field a person from the Hills as a candidate in the plains? We fielded Baichung in Siliguri.
  • In the last four years I came to the Hills multiple times. Has anyone visited the Hills in the past?
  • Whenever there were natural calamities in the Hills, I was the first person to visit.
  • I know the alleys and lanes of the Hills better than the local leaders.
  • I love my brothers and sisters from the Hills. I have a connection of the heart with you.
  • I do not say one thing in the Hills and something else in the plains. I love all equally.
  • I want to carry the development of Hills forward.
  • It is easy to destroy but very difficult to create new things and pursue progress.
  • We formed the GTA, allocated crores of rupees for development & formed several development boards for different communities.
  • We do not support politics over development. We do not believe in fear tactics. We want to work for people.
  • Let the Opposition hatch as many conspiracies as they want. We are not afraid. We work for the people honestly.
  • We are ready to give a fitting reply to Opp politically. People will bowl them out in elections.
  • We want the youth to have better prospects in future.
  • If the Hills remain peaceful, tourists will come, there will be business and economy will prosper.
  • We do not want Bandhs in the Hills.
  • People wanted Kalimpong to be declared as a new district. We fulfilled that demand.
  • We have made Mirik a new sub-division. We have undertaken several water supply projects.
  • An education hub is coming up in Kurseong.
  • We want new tourist spots to come up in the Hills. We want more and more people to come to Darjeeling.
  • People have to stand up against fear tactics adopted by some parties.
  • I challenge the Opp parties to compete with me on the development plank; compete with me in working for the people.
  • I want to see a united Darjeeling. I will never seek votes on the plank of divisiveness.
  • Some people do not want me to come to the Hills. Who are they to stop me? This is my motherland.
  • In the past CPI(M) used to say they will not allow division of Bengal. Now they are supporting Bimal Gurung.
  • The ‘joraphool’ symbol of Trinamool represents communal harmony. We want unity of all people.
  • We are here to work for people & will continue to do so. Those who have been elected by people in the Hills earlier must do their work.

No politics in the development of Hills: WB CM

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WB CM, who is on a 3-day tour of the Hills, made a stopover at Dow Hill, Kurseong on Monday to lay the foundation stone of an education hub and Himalayan Centre of the Presidency University.

“I have not come here to do politics. The people of the Hills are so simple, warm hearted and give me love that I have come here to join hearts. Till I am alive I will work for the development of the Hills. Today marks a new dawn in Kurseong in the education sector,” she said.

The CM also stated that soon a Medical College would come up in Kurseong.

She is expected to attend a programme organised by the Tamang Development Board at Dr Graham’s Homes, Kalimpong later today.

On September 16, the Chief Minister is expected to attend a programme hosted by the Lepcha Development Board at the Kalimpong Mela Ground.

She will head back to Kolkata on September 17.

New dawn for education sector in Kurseong: WB CM

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Dubbing it “a new dawn in Kurseong in the education sector” chief minister Mamata Banerjee laid the foundation stone for a world class Presidency University campus in Kurseong. From laying the foundation stone for an education hub to upgrading two govermnent ICSE schools to ISC, it was an educational day out for the chief minister.

“Centres of learning, skill development and research will come up here, which will attract students and researchers from all over the country and abroad,” said Mamata amidst applause from hundreds of students who were present at the foundation stone laying ceremony at Dow Hill, 4 km from Kurseong town.

Anuradha Lohia, vice-chancellor, Presidency University, who was also present at the ceremony in Kurseong , quoting Nepali poet Bhanubhakta Acharya, said, “Yo Sansar ma hamu orko swarg banau” (let us create a new heaven on this earth). She said the campus in Kurseong will have a world class astrophysics observatory and will teach courses and research in climate change, Himalayan biodiversity, conservation of natural resource, and social anthropology documentation.

Mamata announced the upgradation of the Victoria and Dowhill Government Schools from ICSE (class 10) to ISC (class 12) and allotted a grant of Rs 2 crore to the two schools for repair and renovation.

She later interacted with the students of the two schools, asked their names, from where they hail and what they had for lunch. “Study hard you are the future of the world” was her message. A polytechnic college and medical college is also on the anvil announced Mamata.

 

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WB CM expected to visit the Hills in September

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Chief minister Mamata Banerjee will be in Kurseong on September 16 to oversee the preparations for a local unit of Presidency University , which she has announced last month from both Kolkata and Darjeeling.

Government officials told reporters that the Chief Minister is expected to be in Kurseong on September 16. However, the itinerary is yet to be finalised.

During her convocation speech at Presidency University recently, WB CM had announced formation of the varsity’s Himalayan Center at Dow Hill in Kurseong which she also reiterated during the launch of the Clean and Green Project in Darjeeling.

WB CM would also attend the programmes being organized by members of Lepcha and Tamang communities on September 17 and 18 respectively in Kalimpong.She is expected to move down to Siliguri on September 19 where she will attend a programme by Bar Council.

Presidency University will become a model for the entire world: WB CM

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West Bengal Chief Minister Ms Mamata Banerjee today visited Presidency University for the convocation ceremony. She announced a slew of projects for the renovation and upgradation of the current campus as well as new Rajarhat campus.

WB CM also announced that a new campus of Presidency University will be set up at Dow Hill, Kurseong and it will be known as Himalayan Institute.

West Bengal Government will give Rs 118 crore to Presidency University out of which the Chief Minister handed over Rs 30 crore to the Vice-Chancellor today.

“What Bengal thinks today, rest of India thinks tomorrow. Presidency will show the way. Presidency should become a model for the entire world,” she said.

“I am honoured to be at Presidency. I am happy to be in the midst of so many young, talented minds,” she added.

125 years of University Institute

WB CM also attended the 125th year anniversary of the foundation of Calcutta University Institute today. She inaugurated the newly-renovated auditorium of Calcutta University Institute during the event.

Speaking on the occasion, WB CM said, “We must never forget our roots, no matter which part of the world we are in. We must teach our future generations about our past.”

She added, “Bengal can become the seat of another Renaissance in the future.”

 

WB CM vows to build clean and green Darjeeling

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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday announced a slew of development plans for Darjeeling Hills.

She said 53,000 toilets will be constructed in the hills for schools and for the community as part of the ‘Nirmal Bangla’ (Clean Bengal) scheme. Stress would be given to set up toilets in girls schools where they do not exist.

Stressing on development of tourism in Darjeeling, called the Queen of the Hills, Banerjee said facilities for the tourists would be looked after by the state government itself.

She emphasised on cleanliness in the hill to attract more tourists and said steps would be taken to encourage more of them to visit the remote destinations of Lava and Lolegaon in Darjeeling district known for their natural beauty.

“I come only for the sake of development of north Bengal and have intention of any politics,” she said.

WB CM, who is on a four-day visit to north Bengal, told reporters that an educational hub was being planned at Kurseong that would provide opportunity for the local youth, who will not be required to leave home to be trained.

Steps will be taken for skill development to increase employability of the local youth, she said.

The development plans were discussed at two meetings with officials of GTA and senior government officials during the day.

The chief minister is scheduled to meet members of various communities residing in Darjeeling today.

Surge of development in Darjeeling will continue: WB CM

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WB CM Mamata Banerjee today addressed a meeting of the Tamang community at Darjeeling. She announced that like last year, this year too the West Bengal Government will allocate Rs 5 crore to the Tamang community for building houses for the poor people.

“I love my brothers and sisters of Darjeeling. They are sweet, innocent, lovable and affectionate towards me. We are extending all help possible for the development of Darjeeling. I love Darjeeling. Kanchenjunga is smiling” she said.

“A new medical college is coming up in Kurseong and a multi specialty hospital will also be set up in the Hills. We will create new tourist spots in the Hills so that more employment is generated. The Hills are also educational hubs. So many reputed schools are here”, she added.

WB CM Mamata Banerjee focused on areas of development in tourism and creating an educational hub. Schools, hospitals, power stations and drinking water projects are being set up in the hills, which will create employment. She said, “I work for all communities and religions living in Darjeeling. Your culture is very high. Preserve your heritage. Whether it is Independence Day or Republic Day, Darjeeling always holds a prominent place in the celebrations.”

The hills have always been close to WB CM Mamata Banerjee. Bringing peace, increasing footfall of tourists and having a holistic development to the hills were a challenge for the new government, which was successfully addressed by WB CM Mamata Banerjee. She as a Chief Minister has visited the hills more than 40 times and addressed the issues of development and gained the confidence of the people.