February 13, 2011 6:38 PM

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Budhadeb rules out demand for Gorkhaland

The West Bengal Chief Minister Mr. Budhadeb Bhatacharjee ruled out the demand for a separate Gorkhaland. Launching the Left Front campaign for coming assembly polls in the state at Brigade Parade ground in Kolkata this afternoon, he categorically stated that his government will not allow any division in Darjeeling hill. Mr Bhattacharjee also attacked the Congress-led UPA goverment at the Centre, saying it was mired in corruption and scams.He demanded immediate seizure of black money kept in foreign banks and to disclose the names of the account holders. He said, Congress is a party of the wealthy and is hardly bothered by the rising prices. He also took on the Trinamool Congress saying that it was hand in glove with the Maoists and was spreading terror and violence. Mr Bhattacharjee, however, admitted some CPIM local leaders and cadres had been behaving arrogantly and this had led to resentment among the people. Addressing the rally Left Front chairman Biman Bose alleged that the Trinamool Congress is bent on stalling development of West Bengal and has tied up with the Maoists.Our correspondent reports that the Left Front, which has lost much electoral ground since the last panchayat elections in 2008 followed by the Lok Sabha polls in 2009, pitched hard to show its pro-poor image with most leaders devoting much of their speech claiming a lot of schemes for the poor.The Front has been in power in the state since 1977 and is for the first time faced with the a very a strong opposition in the form of Trinamool Congress, which is in alliance with the Congress.

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