Siliguri, 30th September: The Darjeeling District Left Front launched a mass signature campaign, on Thursday, demanding immediate municipal elections in Siliguri. Left leader Ashok Bhattacharya inaugurated the programme in Hashmi chowk today. This campaign will be carried out from door to door in all the wards of Siliguri Municipal Corporation. It has been learned that the signed letter will be sent to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
Bhattacharya said that the state government is deceiving the people by not holding elections. The state is running SMC by forming BoA in an immoral way. He also raised the question as to why the state government is afraid to hold municipal elections.