Naxalbari, 13th December: Members of the CPI(M) Naxalbari Area Committee staged a protest at the Naxalbari BDO office after failing to meet the BDO to submit a memorandum demanding housing scheme benefits.
According to reports, several tea workers’ names were excluded from the final list of the housing scheme. On Friday, CPI(M) members marched from Naxalbari Panighata More to the BDO office, demanding a fresh survey and a revised list. Upon not finding the BDO present, they protested by shutting the office gate.
After about an hour, the Joint BDO accepted the memorandum. Following this, the protesters blocked the Naxalbari state road.
CPI(M) leader Gautam Ghosh cautioned that if a revised list is not published within seven days, the party will escalate the protest by surrounding the District Magistrate’s office.