Union minister Sukanta Majumdar asks PM Modi to make northern West Bengal part of North East

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Jul 25, 2024 - 10:30

Union minister Sukanta Majumdar asks PM Modi to make northern West Bengal part of North East

The Bharatiya Janata Party’s West Bengal chief Sukanta Majumdar on Wednesday said that he has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to incorporate northern parts of the state into the North East because the two regions have “many similarities”, The Indian Express reported.

“I met with the prime minister today and handed over a presentation highlighting the similarities between north Bengal and North East states,” Majumdar, who is also a Union minister, said in a video statement. “I requested him to incorporate north Bengal, a part of West Bengal, into the North East [region].”

The BJP leader said that the prime minister will decide on the proposal. “If north Bengal is incorporated into the North East, it will benefit from the Union government schemes,” he said. “There will be more development. I do not think the state government will have objections and will cooperate.”

Majumdar represents the Balurghat Lok Sabha constituency in northern West Bengal.

VIDEO | Here's what Union Minister Sukanta Majumdar (@DrSukantaBJP) said on his meeting with PM Modi earlier today.

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