Trinamul leaders in Jalpaiguri filed a complaint with the district magistrate’s office on Friday, alleging Alipurduar BJP MP and new Union minister John Barla has encroached on a government plot for business purposes.
“The MP has occupied government land at Chamurchi More in Banarhat (under Dhupguri block of Jalpaiguri district) and is building a commercial-cum-residential complex at the site. We have submitted detailed documents to the administration and have sought necessary steps,” said K.K. Kalyani, the district Trinamul chief of Jalpaiguri.
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Barla, the junior minority affairs minister, is not in north Bengal and has not commented on the allegation. Despite phone calls and WhatsApp messages from this paper, he could not be contacted.