Gautam Roy-Santosh ego clash resurfaces in Barak Valley

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Roy-Dev ego clash resurfaces in Barak Valley
Correspondent Silchar, Nov 25 – As the Lok Sabha elections draw near, Barak Valley is once again witnessing the political heat that prevailed fours years ago between Gautam Roy, State Excise & Border Areas Development Minister and Santosh Mohan Dev, the Union Minister for Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises.This issue has become so interesting for the people of the valley that from the intellectual to the layman everyone is discussing these matters in every nook and corner.Recently in a public meeting , Gautam Roy said , “ I am not Dev’s slave. Dev wants everybody to be his slave. But, no…, I’m not his slave, nor will I ever be,” he said while he was monitoring the development works of the Silchar Medical College. A few days back, Roy was the chief of the governing body at the Silchar Medical College. Roy said that the delay in construction of the main road in Silchar town is creating doubts among the masses. The materials used in this road are of very poor quality. For this he scolded one contactor, Roy said. But the contractor did not bother to listen to him as the latter is Dev’s man, Roy added. The Dev-Roy clash revival occurred when Santosh Mohan Dev appointed Partha Dhar as one of the directors of Cachar Paper Mill , a unit of Hindustan Paper Corporation. The Cachar Paper Mill comes under the constituency of Rahul Roy , son of Gautam Roy. Partha Dhar was appointed to monitor the alleged mafia rule by the contactors lobby, sources said. Santosh Mohan Dev, on the other side,in a meeting at Gandhi Bagh said that he is not going to be bothered with such thing. As a senior politician, he knows every politician in Barak Valley . Dev alleged that the person who is saying such a thing once came to him and said “big brother please rescue from this situation.” An inhuman creature can forget all these things which is really shameful.Interestingly, during the LS election in 2004, Roy had challenged Dev, saying that the latter could not win the election.Those days Roy used to make a daily comment against Dev’s leadership. The situation became critical, as Dev was in constant talks with the leaders in the central party. This ego clash subsided a little when Gautam Roy found himself in big trouble during the CBI investigation into the murder case of Pratul Dev, brother-in-law of Gautam Roy. Santosh Mohan Dev helped him out of trouble by forgetting the earlier agony. After that Roy was praising Dev like anything. This situation continued for some years, but now again it has begun. source: assam tribune
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ABYSA conducts post card campaign
Special Correspondent SILCHAR, Dec 22: The All Barak Youth Students’ Association (ABYSA) has been holding street corner and market place meetings across Barak Valley with the objective of pressurizing the concerned authorities, for the expeditious completion of Silchar-Lumding BG and Silchar-Saurashtra Mahasadak, besides taking stringent action to contain unabated corruption in the implementation of rural schemes and projects. Chief Convenor of the Association, Baharul Islam Barbhuiya said that its post card campaign to collect the signature of the masses, in the urban and rural areas to highlight the demands of people of this valley, is to be addressed to the President of the country for her intervention to fulfil their resolutions. The demands include the completion of BG and Mahasadak without further delay, due recognition of the language martyrs of this valley and strict monitoring of utilization of centrally sponsored welfare schemes.Addressing a public meeting at Bhangarpar in Borkhola constituency, leaders and members of the Association spoke about the various problems crippling normal life while the leaders continue to maintain an indifferent attitude towards them.
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Gramin Dak Seva paralysed
Special Correspondent Silchar Dec 22: With Gramin Dak Sevaks on indefinite strike from December 17, the rural postal services have been paralyzed. This strike call, as claimed by the All India Postal Extra Department Employees’ Union has been given in accordance with the provisions of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. As there is no parallel courier services on the urban areas, the rural postal network has been badly hit. The demand for acceptance on which the employees have embarked upon this indefinite strike include declaration of GDS employees at par with central civil servants for all purposes, all rules and regulations applicable to central civil servants be made applicable to GDS employees. The demands also are for no curtailment of rural postal facility and rejection of impracticable and ridiculous norms and the working hours of branch post masters should be between four to six hours and that of all other outdoor staff shoul be for five to seven hours.In keeping with recommendations of sixth central pay commission, pay bands with grade pay corresponding to departmental counterparts should be prescribed. The annual increment should be at the rate of three percent as suggested by the pay commission. All allowances and benefits should be given at par with full time employees besides extension all retirement benefits like central civil servants. Member of GDS Union of Cachar Division Niam Uddin Laskar said their strike would continue till all demands are met.
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Sixth Bi-Annual conference to be held on Dec 28
Special Correspondent SILCHAR, Dec 22: The three day sixth Bi-Annual Conference of All Asom District Administration Employees’ Association will be held from December 28 in the District Library Auditorium. Publicity Secretary of the Association Milon Uddin Laskar, while giving details of the programme said in a press-meet, that a delegates’ session would be held on December 29 which would be followed by an open session the next day.The conference would sieged an 11 point charter of demands, pointed out Laskar, which will be, separate pay-scale for district administration employees’, appointment of administrative officer for better coordination and liaison, special allowance to the employees’ for their extra services as warranted by the pressure of works, clearance of their arrear dues of election duties performed by them etc. Union Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises Sontosh Mohan Dev would be the Chief Guest while Speaker of Assam Assembly Tanka Bahadur Rai would be the Special Guest. Urban Development and Housing Minister Dinesh Prasad Goala would release the souvenir of the conference while other prominent personalities to grace the conference are Minister of Revenue Dr Bhumidhar Barman, Minister of Health Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma, Minister of Excise Dr Gautam Roy, and Opposition Leader in the Assembly Chandra Mohan Patowari, informed Milon Uddin Laskar.