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Governor lauds state government on opening day of Assembly

Integrated Action Plan for development activities in the Junglemahal areas, but government is continuing the same with budgetary support from the state under Jangal Mahal Action Plan,” he said.

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On the opening day of the budget session of the state assembly today, governor Kesari Nath Tripathi said that Mamata Banerjee government had done all it could and successfully tackled with the adverse effects of the Centre’s demonetization policy.

"Despite all adversities, the government has succeeded in taking the inconveniences posed by the unprecedented challenge of demonetization in its stride and all possible measures were adopted to provide much needed relief to the cash starved populace of the state. Chief minister has left no stone unturned in her untiring effort to keep the morale of the people high in these trying times," he said.

He said that that demonetization had had its effect on the economy of Bengal causing a lot of hardships to a huge number of people. The worst affected were those related to small and medium scale industry, tea gardens, jute and beedi workers, other unorganised sectors and state cooperatives.

He went on to paint a rosy picture of the state owing to the developmental projects of the state government. “The Centre has withdrawn the 

Integrated Action Plan for development activities in the Junglemahal areas, but government is continuing the same with budgetary support from the state under Jangal Mahal Action Plan,” he said.

He also highlighted the Singur issue in his speech saying that the Supreme Court had upheld what the state government believed in that no land should be taken from farmers forcefully. He added that the state had been successful in maintaining peace and communal harmony in the state. Tripathi lauded the state government’s efforts of putting up several development boards for tribals in Darjeeling and appreciated the creation of three new districts – Kalimpong, Jhargram and Burdan and all in spite of the legacy of debt left over by the previous regime. He was optimistic that the state was well on track for an overall development.

“I am very much optimistic that West Bengal after an era of political disruptions, violent trade unionism, vanishing industries, isolation of the farmers and above all a lopsided industrial policy has now emerged out of the shadows of its past legacy and is fully prepared to march forward on its road to a new dawn,” he said.

Some of the Left Front members protested while the speech was on, speaking about the recent incidents of violence at Bhangar in South 24 parganas district and Ausgram in Burdwan district.

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