VILLAGES OF FALAKATA SET TO BOYCOTT ELECTIONS IN DEMAND OF MUJHNAI BRIDGE

By Arunangshu Maitra (TNI Falakata) ~ Edited by R. Subrata (TNI Siliguri)

Webdesk, TNI Falakata, 14^th January, 2016: Villagers of Falakata’s West Deogaon Village started their agitation of Vote boycott against the authority to protest the non-progress of the initiative to start the construction of a concrete bridge over Mujhnai River at Niasha Ghat. The demand of the bridge is very long standing. The villagers are facing enough problem of traversing an extra distance of 10 kms due to the absence of the bridge here. During the winter, a makeshift arrangement is made with bamboo but it’s not possible during the rainy season. According to the villagers, the political leader and ministers have given blank assurance of constructing a bridge before every election. Now the villagers have decided to boycott the upcoming assembly election. However, from the political sources, it’s learned that more than one political party has decided to take this issue in these upcoming assembly elections. Earlier Borodoba Village of Falakata also has decided to boycott elections with the similar reason.

File Photo: Arunangshu Maitra (TNI)