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Yechury slams Rahul

Taking on Rahul Gandhi for his criticism of developmental activities in West Bengals tribal areas,CPM leader...

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Taking on Rahul Gandhi for his criticism of developmental activities in West Bengals tribal areas,CPM leader Sitaram Yechury on Thursday said tribal-dominated Bankura and Purulia districts had better socio-economic indicators than Amethi or Rae Bareli. Rahul had,during poll campaign,said many tribal areas in Bengal were more backward than the most backward regions of Orissa.

 

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