An apolitical body of Siliguri residents today submitted a
memorandum addressed to chief minister Mamata Banerjee to the
subdivisional officer here, demanding the formation of a separate
Siliguri district.
The Brihattar Siliguri Nagarik Mancha said in the memorandum that it had been seeking the separate district since 2011.
"The entire Siliguri subdivision and Bhaktinagar police station area
should be included in the proposed district. The state's decision to
form a separate Kalimpong district is a welcome step. We believe the
state government has taken the decision to provide better administration
and judiciary to the people. If this is the case, then Siliguri also
needs to be developed as a separate district," said Ratan Banik, the
secretary of the Mancha.
"Kalimpong is 52km from Darjeeling, which is the district
headquarters. Siliguri is 80km from Darjeeling and Jalpaiguri is 50km
from Bhaktinagar. So, we hope the state government will consider our
demand," he added.
The Mancha also requested the government to bring Bhaktinagar police
station, which is under Siliguri Police Commissionerate, under the
Darjeeling district judiciary. "People of Bhaktinagar have to go to
Jalpaiguri for legal and administrative matters. The police station is
under the commissionerate and yet, it has not been brought under
Darjeeling district judiciary. So, we demand the establishment of
metropolitan courts as is required in a commissionerate. It would help
Bhaktinagar residents," Banik said.(TT)
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