Ghar Bhitra Janta is illegal: Gautam Deb

North Bengal Development minister Gautam Deb has termed the GJAC’s 5-day ‘Ghar Bhitra Janta’ program as illegal and unconstitutional in violation of Calcutta High Court order. Deb who came to Kalimpong this afternoon was talking to reporters after having administrative meeting with the District authority, Hills TMC and Lepcha Youth Association. Deb told the gathering that the government was doing its best for development of the hill people. He also criticized the Congress and BJP for attending the all party meeting and accused them of fanning the separate state agitation. According to the minister hill finances is being destroyed by the hill agitator party and warned the employees who will be absent during the strike period. ‘We have already sent show cause notice and now we will start deducting their payment. State will not forcefully tell people to open the shops and institution but will appeal to general public to come forward and make the program failure.As for
Deb said the meeting with the TMC leaders at Kalimpong was to review the political situation here and to work out future strategy to strengthen
the party in the area
our part the NBSTC bus will run as usual and food grains will be distributed according to the PDS system if required from eleven different places. Apart from that the police are reviewing the situation and will do the needful,” said the minister.

Mukesh Sharma