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Mayor vs MLA: Leaders get cracking ahead of 2026 polls
The Statesman Kolkata
|May 14, 2025
Both leaders have launched public outreach drives — Deb's 'Manusher Kachhe Chalo' and Ghosh's 'Sarasari Sankar' — to connect with citizens and address civic issues
With the 2026 Assembly elections on the horizon, political rivalry between Siliguri's two key leaders, mayor Goutam Deb of the Trinamul Congress and BJP MLA Sankar Ghosh, is intensifying. Both have launched parallel people-connect campaigns, each aimed at projecting responsiveness to public grievances and asserting political dominance in the civic space.
Mayor Goutam Deb recently rolled out a campaign titled 'Manusher Kachhe Chalo' (let's go to the people), focused on gathering public feedback on civic services, identifying lapses, and understanding urgent needs from the Siliguri Municipal Corporation (SMC). The initiative underscores Deb's intent to strengthen his grassroots image as the city's administrative head.
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