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Nominating a Scheduled Caste candidate, Suren Burman, a retired High School teacher, for a general seat of the Siliguri Mahakuma Parishad (SMP), the Darjeeling district Trinamul Congress leadership on Wednesday announced the names of candidates contesting the SMP polls in all the nine seats.
Though the Darjeeling district Trinamul Congress committee president Gautam Deb, who is also the north Bengal development minister, has not yet disclosed the name of the party's projected candidate for the post of Sabhadhipati, party sources hinted that Burman had been projected as the Sabhadhipati if the TMC wins a majority of the seats in the SMP.
It may be noted that the post of Sabhadhipati is reserved for an SC candidate, and political parties have stressed on nominating a maximum number of suitable candidates under SC category.
Asked to comment, Deb, in turn, asked media persons to guess who the projected candidate was.
"I will not disclose the name of the party's projected Sabhadhipati candidate. Begin a study in the list and in the SMP areas where people have started campaigning for Trinamul Congress candidates," said Deb. According to him, almost all party leaders in the panchayat samiti and gram panchayat levels will contest in their respective seats. Two block presidents, Ainul Haque and Kajal Ghosh, being block Trinamul presidents, will contest the SMP polls.
Besides, all block presidents will contest as candidates for the Panchayat Samiti.
It may be noted that there are 462 seats in the Gram Panchayat (GP) and 66 seats in the Panchayat Samiti (PS).
Deb also disclosed that Jyoti Trikey will contest a PS seat in her locality because of her illness. Tirkey was the sahakari sabhadhipati when the SMP was under the Left Front. After coming to power in the state, the Trinamul 'grabbed' the SMP with the help of the Congress and CPI-M candidate Tirkey. Tikey was rewarded for joining the Trinamul, and she was then elected the Sabhadhipati for six months, till the end of its term last year. Notably, the SMP election is being held after one-anda-half years from its due date in 2014.
Minister Deb further claimed that the Left Front will have problems in nominating candidates for all the 462 GP seats this time because almost all the people are supporting the Trinamul. Asked to comment, Darjeeling district CPI-M Secretary Jibesh Sarkar said: "It is difficult to comment on irrelevant remarks of a minister. Minister Gautam Deb has said this out of frustration and due to organizational weakness. As all political parties are united by the people, the Trinamul is alienated from the masses."
It may be noted that the Trinamul has maintained an understanding with a section of the Gorkha Jan Mukti Morcha and Akhil Bharatiya Adivasi Vikas Parishad in seat adjustments. The Trinamul has nominated ABAVP leader Ramchandra Lohar for an SMP seat.
src: thestatesman