Siliguri, 19th August: Deputy Pradhan Patlal Roy’s wife allegedly slapped a woman who went to meet the Deputy Pradhan at his house with her grievances. The incident surfaced from the Fulbari-1 Jamurivita area.
Reportedly, knee-deep water gets accumulated in the said area due to continuous rains. As almost all roads in the area are unpaved, the locals face immense problems during the monsoons. It has been alleged that despite reporting the matter to the local panchayat several times, no solution has been figured out yet.
The locals said that the Jamurivita area is inundated due to incessant rains since last Wednesday. They went to the house of local deputy Pradhan Patlal Roy to share these problems. However, Roy’s wife allegedly slapped a complainant named Alomati Roy and kicked ther others out of the house.
Meanwhile, the locals staged a road blockade in Rajbangshi More opposing the rude behavior of Roy’s wife. The NJP police reached the spot later and brought the situation under control. According to sources, the locals have lodged a written complaint against Patlal Roy, his wife and their two sons at the police station. However, Roy denied all the allegations made on behalf of the locals.