Mamata dubs GJM autocratic
4 Sept 2013 5:44 AM IST
Affirming that Darjeeling is part of West Bengal and it is inseparable, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday accused the GJM of imposing an autocracy in the hills by forcibly organising shutdowns and warned that such action would not be tolerated.
By asking the people to stay indoors in the name of agitation, the GJM is pursuing an ‘autocratic’ style of governance even after the GTA was formed as per its wishes, the chief minister said here during a felicitation by the Lepcha community. ‘Autocracy is going on in the name of the agitation stalling the development of Darjeeling. They are asking the people to remain indoors. It is as if the king is asking his people to stay inside,’ she said.
By asking the people to stay indoors in the name of agitation, the GJM is pursuing an ‘autocratic’ style of governance even after the GTA was formed as per its wishes, the chief minister said here during a felicitation by the Lepcha community. ‘Autocracy is going on in the name of the agitation stalling the development of Darjeeling. They are asking the people to remain indoors. It is as if the king is asking his people to stay inside,’ she said.
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