Protect farmers’ interests: TMC MP to Bijender Singh
23 April 2015 6:03 AM IST
A Trinamool Congress (TMC) member in Lok Sabha on Wednesday took a dig at Union Minister Birender Singh, urging him to draw inspiration from his grandfather to protect farmers’ interest rather than pushing for passage of the controversial Land Bill, which aimed at “benefitting the rich”.
Saugata Roy said the Rural Development and Drinking Water and Sanitation Minister should draw inspiration from his grandfather and peasant leader Sir Chhotu Ram to work for the interests of the farmers. “But your aim is the Land Bill...you want to give land to big people and benefit the rich,” he said.
Roy said the minister should also follow his grandfather’s footsteps to ensure more funds for his ministry. The TMC leader moved a cut motion to protest reduction of allocation of funds for the ministry.
TMC worker gunned down in Burdwan
A Trinamool Congress (TMC) worker was gunned down allegedly by a party member at Ketugram in Burdwan on the penultimate day of campaigning for the state-wide civic polls on Thursday. TMC worker Apel Sheikh, known to be close to the party’s Bibrhum district unit president Anubrata Mondal, was sitting in his shop at Kumorpur village when a gang of 10 men, including TMC member Zahid Sheikh, barged into his shop and fired at him. He died on the spot. District SP Kunal Agarwal said no arrest has been made so far. The killing is suspected to be a result of intra-party feud, he said.
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