CPI-M loses power in Haldia Municipality

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Press Trust of India Haldia (WB)
Last Updated : Sep 20 2013 | 1:55 PM IST
In a set back to CPI-M, majority of concillors of Haldia Municipality in east Midnapore district today supported Trinamool Congress sponsored no-confidence motion against Haldia Municipality chairperson Tamalika Panda Seth of CPI-M.
Fifteen councillors voted in favour of the no-confidence motion. The 26-member board of the municipality had 15 CPI-M councillors and 11 Trinamool Congress councillors.
Trinmaool Congress councillors had moved the no-confidence motion against Seth two months back alleging lack of municipal services like shortage in supply of drinking water and bad roads.
Tamalika Panda Seth, the wife of former CPI-M MP and Haldia strongman Lakshman Seth, was re-elected as chairperson of the municipality of the port-based industrial town two years ago.
Yesterday, the Calcutta High Court while hearing a petition by Seth and other CPI-M councillors praying for the quashing of the no-confidence notice, refused to interefere in the matter.
The High Court directed the district administration to make adequate security arrangements for the meeting.
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First Published: Sep 20 2013 | 1:55 PM IST

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