Jute imbroglio: Stir likely if promises not met, says Arjun

Hours after meeting the Union Textile Minister Piyush Goyal and calling the meeting ‘fruitful’, BJP MP Arjun Singh on Sunday claimed he cannot wait for long and an agitation in favour of jute mills will take place.

“I will go in for an agitation as I don’t believe in lollipop in politics. Whatever has been decided in the meeting will have to be implemented soon or else an agitation will take place,” Singh said.

Singh on last Friday had written a letter to four Chief Ministers, including Mamata Banerjee, to hold agitation in favour of the jute mills.

TMC state general secretary and spokesperson Kunal Ghosh claimed no agitation is ‘complete’ without Mamata and also that only Mamata can help people.

State BJP president Sukanta Majumdar said Singh’s comment and stand on jute mills has nothing to do with the party.

WEST BENGAL DIARY Govt’s first anniv: BJP slams TMC’s functioning

The Trinamool Congress government will complete a year on Monday and the day before the anniversary, state BJP on Sunday across north and central Kolkata had set up posters claiming that on May 2, the TMC government will complete a year of “violence”.

State BJP president Sukanta Majumdar said at least 56 BJP cadres have died in postpoll violence and many cadres are still displaced due to the alleged violence by Trinamool Congress.

TMC has planned to hold massive celebrations on May 5 as on that day Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had taken oath for the third time.

Bogtui carnage: 1 more dies, toll rises to 10

Another woman burnt in the fire at Bogtui village in Rampurhat district succumbed on Sunday, taking the toll to 10. The doctors who treated on her said the victim had severe burns and her situation deteriorated gradually.

In a recent administrative meeting, the CM slammed the police, saying if the cops had been more active, such incidents could have been avoided.