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Oppn slams Budget; Bista sees region’s devp in it

"For the development of Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities, the Central government will be providing support to states. Public transport will be developed and special mobility zones with zero fossil fuel policy introduced. This complements our vision of Smart Green Siliguri City, and the development of Darjeeling, Kalimpong, Kurseong and Mirik municipalities sustainably. With the right people at the helm of municipalities, our region will greatly benefit from these initiatives,"

Bista seeks ‘white paper’ on state fiscal health

"If this is the condition of KMC, which is the largest and richest, one can only wonder at the precarious financial condition of the entire state as the total debt burden of West Bengal state has risen up to Rs 5.62 lakh crores, and there has not been a single policy announcement made by the TMC government towards addressing this ever-increasing financial burden on the state"

Bista for deferring civic elections; he cites Covid surge

According to him, postponing the elections by at least a month should not pose any problem to the day-to-day functioning of these bodies, as the state government has not held elections to civic bodies in the state for a long time now.

AIGL slams Bista for tripartite talks delay

"Till now, such a tripartite meeting has not been held, nor the process for it started. Only vague reasons are being given for it not being held like the Afghanistan issue. Today, we handed over some questions to him at his house, where we have reminded him that the August 12 deadline is over and it is now the first week of September..."

Amid pressure on Bista, GNLF plans Delhi meet

"The people here have given everything to the BJP, with the GNLF also giving away its winning seats during the elections. We are all hopeful that the BJP will do something for us. Now the ball is in their court and the time has come for them to fulfil the aspirations of the people,"

Bista rues state inaction after rural body terms end

The BJP has also decided to take up the issue with Central authorities concerned after the state government failed to hold elections to some civic, rural and other bodies after the end of their term, like the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA) and the Siliguri Municipal Corporation (SMC).

Hill leaders counter Bista’s Centre moves, claims

"The issues come to the mind of our MP whenever there is an election. BJP's National President did not promise anything, but gave assurances... It is very clear no work has been done on the issues of our aspirations. For how long in the name of assurance will you keep duping the janta? How long should people believe in your false assurances?" Mr Tamang said.