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People will oust BJP from power in 2019: Abhishek Banerjee

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National President of Trinamool Youth Congress and MP Abhishek Banerjee today took on the BJP at a rally in Medinipur. He also countered the Prime Minister’s ‘syndicate’ allegations against the party and said Trinamool is people’s syndicate, and that the people will dislodge the BJP from power in 2019.

Highlights of Abhishek Banerjee’s speech:

  • We are not a rich party like BJP. We do not have enough financial resources. We could not erect shades at this rally venue, like the BJP did by selling the country for crores of money. Those who cannot even erect a pandal properly are dreaming of winning in Bengal. The soil of Medinipur is one of struggle and fighting. This soil does not tolerate lies. People of Medinipur have not learnt to bow down.
  • Those who have come to this rally, braving the downpour, have come here not to listen to political speeches, but with the resolve to oust BJP from Delhi in 2019.
  • The Prime Minister addressed a rally here in this venue on July 16. It was titled ‘Krishi Kalyan Samabesh’. But one could hardly spot a farmer that day. They brought people from UP, Bihar, Odisha, and 10 districts. We have the details.
  • BJP does not understand the pain of farmers. The highest number of farmer suicides occurs in Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh. If the Prime Minister really cares for them, he should organise a farmers’ rally in these States. More than 12,000 farmers have committed suicide. Seven farmers were killed, in the same way like Nandigram, in Madhya Pradesh. Nearly 80 children died in a hospital in Gorakhpur due to lack of oxygen. More than 120 people died due to demonetisation, while waiting in queues.
  • The Prime Minister did not utter a word on development. He only uttered lies after lies. There is autocracy going on in the country. Everyday names of stations are being changed, Red Fort is being given away to private entities, Taj Mahal is being insulted. Farmer suicides are increasing. Yet, the PM and BJP President are giving bhashan.
  • The Prime Minister said, Trinamool is running a syndicate. We are a syndicate of the people. Our syndicate ended the 34-year old misrule of the Left. The syndicate brought peace of Jangalmahal and Darjeeling. In the days to come, the syndicate will dislodge BJP from power.
  • We are ready to give our lives but we will not these people dupe the people of Bengal. We will not allow communal tension in the State. We believe in Hinduism of Swami Vivekananda not that of Yogi Adityanath. Our Hinduism does not talk of divisive politics, destruction or violence. We also have devotees of Ram in our party, but unlike their Ram Bhakts, we do not organized rallies with arms. Religion for Trinamool is a unifying force, not divisive force.
  • I want to ask the BJP what they have done for Hindus? They started a project to clean the Ganga, and allocated crores of rupees, but they could not even clean a pond. They only use Hinduism for politics.
  • We are not atheists ike the CPI(M). We do not indulge in politics over religion like the BJP. They allege that Mamata Banerjee indulges in Muslim appeasement. I want to tell them, Mamata Banerjee has worked for the development of both Furfura Sharif and Dakshineshwar. She has brought a tide of development to Gangasagar as well as Tarapith.
  • The Prime Minister said Durga Puja is under threat. He does not know Mamata Banerjee has started the Bisarjan Carnival at Red Road. My advice to the BJP is to first take care of the pandal and then think of Bengal. In 2018, the pandal broke. In 2019, the government will break.
  • Our leader has fixed our target from the July 21 rally stage. Her message was 42 out of 42 in 2019, BJP finish. This should be our motto. We did not concede ground to the CPI(M), neither will we concede ground to the BJP. Let us resolve to protect the unity, culture, harmony of Bengal with our lives. Let us rid Bengal of the dirt called BJP, in a democratic way.
  • Let them fight us politically. Those who think they can win in Bengal by communally polarising the people, I want to remind them that people of Bengal cannot be brought for money. This is our Bengal, our pride.
  • They say they will win 22 seats in Bengal. We have to ensure that they don’t even win in 22 booths. A secular government will be formed in India in the coming days. That government will be for the common people, the farmers. That government will work for the progress in every sphere.
  • The only clash in Bengal will be one between 10 crore people of Bengal versus the BJP, not Hindu-Muslim clash.
  • Today is the death anniversary of Mahasweta Devi. She had a deep connection to this district. My deepest respects to her.

Bengal Government to procure 10 lakh bicycles for Sabuj Sathi

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The Backward Classes Welfare (BCW) department will float the tender for 10 lakh bicycles which will be distributed among the students of Class IX of state-run, aided and sponsored schools under the Sabuj Sathi project.
The state government has so far distributed 60 lakh bicycles, the highest by any state government in the country.
The decision to distribute bicycles among students of Classes IX, X, XI and XII were announced by the state Finance minister Amit Mitra in his Budget speech in 2015. The Chief Minister distributed the first batch of bicycles among the students at a function at Gopiballavpur Block II in West Midnapore on October 29, 2015.
The BCW department has given training to over 3,000 unemployed SC and ST youths to repair bicycles in a bid to make them self-reliant. The cycles that are being given will be maintained by the state government for one whole year free of cost.

 

সবুজসাথীর জন্য আরও ১০ লক্ষ সাইকেল কিনবে রাজ্য সরকার

অনগ্রসর শ্রেণী কল্যাণ দপ্তর সবুজসাথী প্রকল্পের জন্য আরও ১০ লক্ষ সাইকেলের টেন্ডার প্রক্রিয়া শুরু করতে চলেছে। এই সাইকেল রাজ্য সরকার পরিচালিত, অনুদানপ্রাপ্ত ও স্পন্সর্ড স্কুলগুলির নবম শ্রেণীর পড়ুয়াদের বিলি করা হবে।
এখনও পর্যন্ত এই প্রকল্পের অধীনে ৬০ লক্ষ সাইকেল বিলি করা হয়েছে, যা দেশে সর্বাধিক। যে সাইকেল পড়ুয়াদের দেওয়া হয়, সেগুলির প্রথম এক বছরের রক্ষণাবেক্ষণের দায়িত্ব সরকারের।
২০১৫ সালের বাজেট বক্তৃতায় রাজ্যের অর্থমন্ত্রী সবুজসাথী প্রকল্পের কথা ঘোষণা করেন। ২০১৫ সালের ২৯শে অক্টোবর মুখ্যমন্ত্রী মমতা বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায় স্বয়ং এই প্রকল্পের শুভ সূচনা করেন পশ্চিম মেদিনীপুরের গোপীবল্লভপুর ২ ব্লকে।
উল্লেখ্য, তফসিলি জাতি ও উপজাতির ৩০০০ বেকার মানুষকে সাইকেল সারানোর প্রশিক্ষণ দিয়েছে অনগ্রসর শ্রেণী কল্যাণ দপ্তর, তাদের স্বনির্ভর করার লক্ষ্যে।

Tata Metaliks to set up a Skill Development Centre in Bengal

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Tata Metaliks Ltd, a subsidiary of Tata Steel, today signed a memorandum of understanding with Paschim Banga Society for Skill Development (PBSSD) to set up a Skill Development Centre (SDC) in Paschim Medinipur district of West Bengal.

As part of corporate social responsibility and affirmative action initiative, it has signed the MoU with PBSSD, a Tata Metaliks Ltd (TML) statement said here. The MoU was signed by Sanjiv Paul, Managing Director, TML and PBSSD in the presence of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at Nabanna, the State’s administrative headquarters.

According to the statement, the Chief Minister expressed her happiness on the occasion and assured full support for the success of the skill development centre.

The statement further said that this initiative will equip the underprivileged youths of the local community in and around TML’s plant in Kharagpur with skills that will enable them to earn a sustainable livelihood either through employment or as entrepreneurs.

The centre will operate from a building belonging to PBSSD located within the campus of an ITI in the district. TML will train 1,000-1,200 youths annually through a reputed National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC)-approved training partner in short-term vocational courses.

The initial focus will be on plumbing, electrical work, carpentry, beauty and wellness, hospitality and security courses. The trainees will also be provided soft skills and basic computer training.

 

দক্ষ মানবসম্পদ গড়তে রাজ্যের সঙ্গে গাঁটছড়া বেঁধে প্রশিক্ষণ দেবে টাটা

রাজ্যে দক্ষ মানবসম্পদ তৈরি করতে এ বার প্রশিক্ষণ দেবে টাটা গোষ্ঠীর সংস্থা টাটা মেটালিক্স।

কারিগরি শিক্ষা দফতরের সঙ্গে হাত মিলিয়ে এই প্রশিক্ষণ দেওয়া হবে মেদিনীপুরের আইটিআই শিক্ষা প্রতিষ্ঠানে। প্রতি বছর ১২০০ জনকে প্রশিক্ষণ দিয়ে চাকরির উপযুক্ত করে গড়ে তুলবেন সংস্থা কর্তৃপক্ষ।

বৃহস্পতিবার নবান্নে মুখ্যমন্ত্রী মমতা বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায়ের উপস্থিতিতে টাটা মেটালিক্সের সঙ্গে এই প্রশিক্ষণ নিয়ে একটি সমঝোতা চুক্তি হয় রাজ্যের কারিগরি শিক্ষা দফতরের। যেখানে শিল্পমন্ত্রী অমিত মিত্র ছাড়া ছিলেন শিক্ষামন্ত্রী পার্থ চট্টোপাধ্যায় এবং কারিগরি শিক্ষামন্ত্রী অসীমা পাত্র।

এ দিনের সমঝোতা চুক্তি অনুষ্ঠানে টাটা মেটালিক্সের ম্যানেজিং ডিরেক্টর সঞ্জীব পল ছাড়া টাটা স্টিল-সহ গোষ্ঠীর অন্য কয়েকটি সংস্থার কর্তারাও উপস্থিত ছিলেন।

চুক্তি অনুযায়ী, প্রশিক্ষণের জন্য শ্রেণিকক্ষ-সহ অন্যান্য পরিকাঠামো তৈরি করে দিয়েছে রাজ্য সরকার। বাকি যন্ত্রপাতি, শিক্ষক-সহ প্রশিক্ষণ পরিচালনার যাবতীয় দায়িত্ব থাকবে টাটা মেটালিক্সের। কল, ইলেকট্রিক, কাঠের মিস্ত্রি-সহ পরিষেবা শিল্প এবং দক্ষ নিরাপত্তা কর্মী হয়ে ওঠার প্রশিক্ষণ দেওয়া হবে বলে জানিয়েছে রাজ্য সরকার।

মুখ্যমন্ত্রী এ দিন জানান, প্রশিক্ষিত ও দক্ষ মানবসম্পদ গড়ে তোলা সরকারের অন্যতম লক্ষ্য। বছরে ছ’ লক্ষ ছেলে-মেয়েকে প্রশিক্ষণ দিয়ে তৈরি করা হচ্ছে। যারা অনেকেই বিভিন্ন সংস্থায় চাকরি পাচ্ছে। সরকারের দাবি, ইতিমধ্যেই বেশ কয়েকটি বড় বেসরকারি সংস্থা বিভিন্ন আইটিআই-এ প্রশিক্ষণ দেওয়া শুরু করেছে। তাদের মধ্যে রেমন্ডস, স্যামসুং, মারুতি রয়েছে। হুন্ডাইও এ রাজ্যে প্রশিক্ষণ দেওয়ায় আগ্রহ দেখিয়েছে।

মুখ্যমন্ত্রী এ দিন জানান, রাজ্যে এখন ১৪৬টি পলিটেকনিক ও ২২৭টি আইটিআই রয়েছে। মেদিনীপুর ছাড়া অন্য আইটিআই-তেও প্রশিক্ষণ শুরু করার জন্য তিনি টাটা মেটালিক্স-সহ বেসরকারি সংস্থাগুলোকে স্বাগত জানিয়েছেন। তিনি বলেন, ‘‘রাজ্যের দিক থেকে যা সাহায্যের প্রয়োজন, তা করা হবে।’’

 

Bengal to set up three biotechnology hubs

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The West Bengal Government has taken up a project to set up three biotechnology hubs across the State, which is aimed to bring in more biotechnology innovations to the State, thereby improving the socio-economic life of the people.

The Biotechnology Department of the State has already taken up an elaborate scheme to not only tie up with other departments like Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Processing to increase the productivity and quality of various products, but to also provide germ-free food to the common people.

The three proposed biotechnology hubs will come in Bardhaman, Kalimpong and Medinipur districts; they will help in the co-ordination of various departments with the Biotechnology Department in a better way.

West Bengal has a rich biodiversity of crops, vegetables, fruits, flowers and other plant resources.

 

বাংলায় তিনটি বায়োটেকনোলজি হাব স্থাপনের পরিকল্পনা রাজ্যের

রাজ্য সরকার তিনটি বায়োটেকনোলজি হাব স্থাপনের পরিকল্পনা গ্রহণ করেছে। এর প্রধান উদ্দেশ্য হল রাজ্যের জৈবপ্রযুক্তি জনগণের আর্থ-সামাজিক জীবন উন্নত করা।

রাজ্যের বায়োটেকনোলজি বিভাগ ইতিমধ্যে একটি বিশদ প্রকল্প গ্রহণ করেছে। শুধুমাত্র কৃষি, মৎস্যচাষ, খাদ্য প্রক্রিয়াকরণ বিভাগকে একসাথে করার জন্যও নয় খাদ্যের গুনগত মান ও পরিমান বৃদ্ধি করতে এবং মানুষকে জীবাণু মুক্ত খাদ্য প্রদান করার জন্য এইসব প্রকল্প গ্রহণ করা হয়েছে।

তিনটি প্রস্তাবিত বায়োটেকনোলজি হাব তৈরি হওয়ার প্রস্তাব এসেছে। এগুলি তৈরি হবে বর্ধমান, কালিম্পং এবং মেদিনীপুরে। এর ফলে বায়োটেকনোলজির সঙ্গে বিভিন্ন বিভাগের সমন্বয় তৈরি হবে।

পশ্চিমবঙ্গ ফসল, সবজি, ফল, ফুল এবং অন্যান্য উদ্ভিদ সহ জীববৈচিত্র্য সমৃদ্ধ।

WB CM Mamata Banerjee helps tribal kids live dreams

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Dasharath Mandi had severed ties with textbooks after he quit school in Class IV. A daily wage labour and a part-time carpenter in Belpahari — among Bengal’s most poverty-stricken blocks — Dasharath nurtured a dream, though. He wanted his 10-year-old son Sisir to study, complete school and perhaps even college. In January, Dasharath wrote to chief minister Mamata Banerjee and sought her help to admit Sisir to an English-medium school in Kolkata. The CMO was prompt to reply. The government made all arrangements and got Sisir admitted to South Point School.

Sisir is not the only one to make the cut. Around the same time when Dasharath had written to the CM, Manu Hembram, another daily wage labourer in Nayagram, too, wrote to her about his 10-year-old daughter Swarnalata. His neighbour Haripada Besra, also a daily labour, pleaded for his daughter Jaba; Jamboni’s Mamoni Mudi wrote for her daughter Laximoni. And the list grew to 11. Letters reached Nabanna from Jamboni’s Mahadeb Bagal and Sagen Kisku, Rimil Murmu and Rohit Kumar Mandi from Belpahari, Nayagram’s Ruma Hansda and Shefali Hansda and Belpahari’s Laksman Mandi as well. All these kids will now study at the reputable school at state expense.

It was in March when West Midnapore district magistrate Jagdish Prasad Meena received a call from the chief secretary’s office. “We were directed to reach out to these homes and prepare a detailed proposal. We were informed that the state would fund their school education in a reputable school in Kolkata,” Meena said. He entrusted ADM (Panchayat) Sushanta Chakraborty to follow up the ‘project’ till closure.

“The chief minister had made this request to the school authorities. It is a very unique and commendable step and we felt we should also do our bit. The students have been admitted in Class V and VI. Their school fees have been waived, they have been provided with uniforms, books and stationeries. The children are brilliant and exceptionally gifted. The only drawback is the language. We are trying to give them special English coaching. But we have decided not to segregate them; they will study with other students,” said South Point school spokesperson Krishna Damani.

The West Midnapore DM added, “The state government has arranged their boarding and lodging facilities in Kolkata. For the moment, they will stay in the Backward Classes Welfare Department’s Salt Lake hostel campus.”

“Amra murkho manush, Shefali onek boro hok amra chai. Amader khoob gorbo hochche or jonno (We are illiterate people. We want Shefali to succeed. We are very proud of her),” said Manu.

Sagen Kisku’s father Sujit, working as a NVF in the Midnapore Police Lines, says, “The school is huge. And the teachers spoke to us for a long time trying to understand our apprehensions and fear. They are very kind. The very fact that they are studying in such a big school is a milestone by itself.”

Connecting with people through football in Jangalmahal

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Football tournaments have pushed away the dark days of guns and bullets in Jangalmahal. And taking the lead are the spirited women of Jangalmahal who have been participating in the football tournaments across the districts of Purulia, Bankura and West Midnapore.

The women’s football initiative has been promoted by West Bengal Police as part of a public relations strategy. The region, which was once controlled by the Maoist rebels, gradually got rid of the grotesque web of insurgency.

The State police thought it wise to further the peace process by engaging the villagers in positive activities, and football became a major tool in this endeavour. It helped to counter the disenchantment among the locals who warmly responded to the football tournaments.

Women of Jangalmahal, especially in pockets like Bandwan, Baghmundi, Barabazar, Balarampur and Ashra of Purulia district, have been regularly participating in the football tournaments.

Over the time their enthusiasm has touched women in other districts as well — football tournaments are also being organised in West Midnapore and Bankura. The women’s football league will begin in West Midnapore. It has been organised by the district sports body.

As many as 12 women’s football teams from the district are slated to participate in the league. The state government has also organised two separate Jangalmahal Cups for women and men.

A few months back a football tournament for women was organised in Purulia’s Kashipur Assembly constituency. It was an initiative of local legislator Swapan Belthariya. Based on the overwhelming response, the state government decided to set up a women’s football academy at Kashipur.

The construction work for the academy is now underway. Funds and seven acres of land for the academy has been received. Preliminary work of land-levelling has started.

The football tournaments helped the district administration to reach out to the people living in far-flung areas of the district. It helped to build a good rapport with them. They have actually shunned the path of violence and joined the mainstream.

For years, Jangalmahal witnessed insurgency orchestrated by the Maoists. The region had recorded about 350 killings between 2010 and early-2011, but it witnessed none since 2012.

The Mamata Banerjee-led state government also announced rehabilitation packages for the rebels and announced that the entire region would come under the purview of ‘Below Poverty Level’ category so that the villagers can enjoy certain benefits like purchasing rice at a concessional rate of Rs 2.