HC seeks govt reply on creating new posts for MLAs

Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharjee,the counsel of the petitioner,argued that the state government can appointment a maximum of 44 ministers as per the Constitutionally mandated 15 per cent of the total seats. But by appointing Parliamentary Secretaries who enjoy status of a minister,the government has violated the legal provision.

The case will come up for hearing after six weeks.

TMC student wing joins ‘hold college poll’ chorus

Amid the growing clamour for holding the student’s union elections in college that have been “halted” by the state government in the wake of the violence in Garden Reach,the student wing of the ruling Trinamool Congress — TMCCP — on Thursday said that they too want the elections to be held soon in the colleges. “We will appeal to the Higher Education minister by end of March when the school exams are over to start the election process,” said TMCCP state president Sankhu Deb Panda,adding election is crucial for democratic process.

Meanwhile,CPM-backed SFI said they are going to launch a massive protest against the state government ,if the students union elections are not allowed.

Madhuja Sen Roy,state president of SFI,said: “We will sent a deputation to the CM soon after the HS examination is over on March 22 demanding immediate students union election.”