Mixed response to strike in N Dinajpur
The Adivasi Sangel Abhijan sponsored 12-hour general strike against the “Dondi marking” issue in Tapan in South Dinajpur district, drew mixed response in North Dinajpur district today.
The Adivasi Sangel Abhijan sponsored 12-hour general strike against the “Dondi marking” issue in Tapan in South Dinajpur district, drew mixed response in North Dinajpur district today.
Such a daring dacoity in broad daylight and in a populated area in the town has sent people in panic mode.
TMC leaders have kept the office of the Raiganj panchayat samity under lock and key 18 days ago after a scuffle between their two groups on a tender issue.
The President of the North Dinajpur TMC committee, Kanaiyalal Agarwal, said Mr Kalyani's joining the party will strengthen the TMC in the district.
Meanwhile, the BSF constable is absconding, while police have allegedly locked his house at Kashibati in Raiganj
"Some labour supply agent from Bihar was sending the workers from Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal to Delhi, Gurgaon and Lucknow in the private bus," the source added. Some passengers, meanwhile, claimed that the driver of the vehicle was drunk and that he fled after the accident.
"In the past around one week, around 200 of our members have been attacked at different places in the district by TMC-backed criminals. Several hundred houses have been damaged, household articles stolen and property looted. No one has been arrested yet by the police. Instead of arresting the criminals, police are harassing our members," he added.
Two persons, including a 25-year-old youth died after being tested positive for Covid19 in ward number 5.
A housewife of around 40 years, who recently returned from Rajasthan, died after testing positive for Covid-19 at the Raiganj Medical College & Hospital.
Sources said that the student recently wrote to university officials, some political leaders and media persons about the ordeal she had gone through. The issue went viral on social media too.
