Lalgarh impasse: Oppn stages walkout

The Lalgarh crisis spilled over to the West Bengal State Legislative Assembly on Tuesday...

The Lalgarh crisis spilled over to the West Bengal State Legislative Assembly on Tuesday, when Opposition MLAs accused the state government of carrying out no development work at the tribal-dominated areas and mishandling the situation prevalent in the region.

At the beginning of the session, Trinamool Congress MLA Ashis Banerjee moved an adjournment motion criticising the government for its failure to resolve the issue. A similar motion was moved by Congress MLA Asit Mal, but Speaker Hashim Abdul Halim refused to entertain both. Following this, Trinamool MLAs, led by Saugata Roy, walked out from the House. Later, Leader of the Opposition and Trinamool MLA Partho Chatterjee met Halim and demand a discussion on the Lalgarh impasse in the presence of the chief minister. The Speaker assured Chatterjee that he has spoken to the chief minister who has agreed to such a discussion in the House.

In Lalgarh and adjoining areas, meanwhile, the tribal agitation intensified with protestors calling for a boycott of the police from November 27. New roads were dug up with protestors blocking several areas. They also fell trees and blocked Midnapore Town-Dherua Road at Chilgora.

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West Midnapore District Magistrate Narayan Swarup Nigam said: “We have adopted a wait-and-watch policy. Till now, we have accepted a number of their demands and are also trying to initiate meaningful dialogue with the agitators.”

Chatradhar Mahato, leader of the newly-formed Committee Against Police Atrocities, said: “After November 27, we will not allow police personnel to move in the tribal-dominated areas as no villager will help them. They are dependent on the villagers for food. The state government has neither agreed to send its representatives to our village for discussion, nor have they accepted our demands.” Though the police personnel will be allowed to move between their station, camps and the Midnapore town, they will not be allowed to venture into villages or forest areas.

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