Protest meeting on the issue of the
plights of the farmers.
4th January 2012, 10 AM – 4 PM
Metro Channel, Esplanade, Kolkata.
State wise agitation by the Indian National Congress workers against the proposed
re-naming of Indira Bhawan at Salt Lake.
WBPCC President Prof. Pradip Bhattacharya writes to the Chief Minister, protesting
against the State decision to rename
Indira Bhawan at Salt Lake
(Click to see the letter)
21 January, 2012
Prof. Pradip Bhattacharya, President, WBPCC addressed a press meet at Bidhan Bhawan.
He regretted the fact that several farmers have committed suicide in recent days. He said “ Our Chief Minister is being misguided by the government officials on the fact and reasons behind such suicides. They claimed that mental depression is the reason – but why our poor farmers are depressed ? Utter economical distress along with the problem of not getting the right price for their products is the reason behind such calamity. I urge the Chief Minister to take the issue rather seriously. I have already requested the Chief Minister to form an all party inquiry committee to look in to the plights of the farmers”.
He further announced that Congress will reach out to the farmers to provide support to their cause.
Congress leaders Sri Monoj Chakraborty and Janab Abdul Mannan were also present in the press meet.
4th January 2012 Wednesday
Plights of the farmers in West Bengal
WBPCC organized a sit-in demonstration and protest meeting at Metro Channel (Esplanade)
Huge turn-out at the sit-in demonstration
Top Congress Leaders spoke against the sorry state of affairs in West Bengal in the matter of failure of the State Government to provide support price to the farmers.
Leaders spoke in the meeting: Prof. Pradip Bhattacharya, Dr. Manas Bhunia, Smt. Deepa Das Munshi, Shri Devi Ghosal, Janab Abdul Mannan, Mrs. Mausam Benazir Noor, Shri Ajoy Dey, Shri Manoj Chakraborty and many others
WBPCC President Prof. Pradip Bhattacharya said:
“ The farmers in West Bengal are in critical situation. The paddy growers, jute growers, potato growers and farmers in general are facing serious financial crisis. They are not getting their dues – the Central Government prescribed minimum support price. There is no proper Government arrangement or system for problem free procurement of agri products from the poor farmers of Bengal. As a result the farmers are compelled to make distress sell of their paddy or other products. At extreme cases some farmers have committed suicide in different district of West Bengal. The West Bengal Pradesh Congress has decided to support the causes of the farmers of Bengal and to stand against the inability of the State Government for failure in supporting the causes of the farmers. WBPCC has decided to intensify the movement in favour of the farmers and will hold agitation before the DM office in all Districts in January and February....... “
Demand of WBPCC in regards to the
INDIRA BHVAN, Bidhannagar (Salt Lake)
&
Proposed Nazrul Academy
To institute INDIRA GANDHI RESEARCH AND INFORMATION CENTRE in the present Indira Bhavan at Salt Lake. Central Government may be requested to support the establishment of this Centre on the initiatives of the State.
An integrated cultural complex, NAZRUL SADAN be established in Kolkata and initiatives be taken to establish Nazrul Academy in each of the districts.
The proposed Nazrul Research Academy may be established in Churilia in Burdwan district, which place is associated with the name and memory of Kaji Najrul Islam.
The New Secretariat Building, already a new landmark of the city of Kolkata, may be named as Nazrul Bhavan.
