Raju Bista faces tough challenge within BJP in Darjeeling
Breaking the BJP’s tradition in Darjeeling, sitting MP Raju Bista has won the first round as his name was announced by the party as a candidate from Darjeeling LS constituency.
Breaking the BJP’s tradition in Darjeeling, sitting MP Raju Bista has won the first round as his name was announced by the party as a candidate from Darjeeling LS constituency.
The BJP leaders and workers, including the Darjeeling MP Raju Bista today joined the ceremony in Siliguri.
Darjeeling MP Raju Bista today claimed that the allocation of funds for the development of railway network and its infrastructure for West Bengal has been tripled compared to UPA regime.
Darjeeling MP Raju Bista, following the Interim Budget tabled by Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman today said that the central government would introduce a new tourism policy
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Meanwhile, the Federation of Chambers of Commerce & Industry, North Bengal (FOCIN), has requested Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to allow small wholesale and retail shop owners to open their establishments.
As Darjeeling Member of Parliament Raju Bista and some organisations appreciated the role of journalists, who are especially covering the Covid-19 situation in different parts of the region, including the North Bengal Medical College and Hospital and the Covid hospital in Siliguri, the Siliguri Journalists' Club (SJC) came up with a slogan that pleaded with people to stay at home and help contain the pandemic.
As patients from other districts and states are being admitted in Dr Chhang’s Hospital in Siliguri, Siliguri Mayor Asok Bhattacharya has said immediate steps should be taken to operationalise such facilities in other districts too.
Similarly, stakeholders associated with the tea industry have also sought help from Mrs Chhetri, a Trinamul Congress leader from Darjeeling Hills, to criticise the Centre and to inform the state about the problems in the tea industry and finding solutions.
Industrialists associated with the tea industry have also decided to urge the CM to not allow export of tea from Nepal for the Indian market by branding tea as a nonessential item.
