Siliguri civic body facing economic blockade: Mayor

Kolkata March 1 (IANS) Siliguri Municipal Corporation Mayor Ashok Bhattacharya on Wednesday accused West Bengal s ruling Trinamool Congress of laying a virtual economic blockade to control the CPI-M run civic body.

Bhattacharya a former state minister said the corporation was being denied its legitimate dues.

They are not even releasing the money sanctioned by the Finance Commission the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader said at a media meet called by the Save Democracy Forum.

The CPI-M-led Left Front is running the Siliguri corporation board since 2015.

Bhattacharya said during the 34-year LF rule (1977-2011) the then opposition parties ran quite a number of civic bodies including the Kolkata Municipal Corporation at various times. But they never faced any discrimination. The LF government never put any hurdle in their way he said.

--IANS
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