ARINDAM BECAME CM OF BENGAL IN HIS DREAM

Tanvir: - Hello viewers. I am Tanvir Gill of ET NOW and today in this special ‘ET Interview’ program, we have with us, the newly elected CM of West Bengal, Mr. Arindam. Sir, congrats to you for becoming the CM of West Bengal. Last year, you came out of the BJP and then formed your own political party ‘Royal Bengal Tigers Party’ (RBTP). So, what is your future development plan or strategies for this state?

Arindam: - Thanks to you Tanvir, for inviting me in your show. But, don’t call me Sir. You can call me Arindam only. Now, coming back to your question, well, there are lots of things to be done. First of all, we want to tighten our security in the Bangladesh border areas. We want to stop the infiltration of Bangladeshis through the Bongaon, Sundarban, Malda, Murshidabad and Silguri. Police forces will be re-structured. All policemen need to pass a special fitness test for two times, every year. If any policeman fails to pass the fitness test for consecutive three times, his or her job will be terminated. We are going to introduce new arms and ammunitions for the Police force. Special Intelligence Squad will also be formed. NCC Training will be made a compulsory course for all school students. We will also have a detailed discussion with the Naxalites to solve their problems. We are planning to create a domestic market for handicrafts, jute products and forest medicinal herbs. All plastics will be banned. Instead of that, thin polybags made of jute will be used.

Tanvir: - Ok, but, what about the Industrial Development?

Arindam: - Oh! There are many barren lands in the Rajarhat region, where no agriculture takes place. There we will create an IT park, where companies like Infosys, Wipro, Accenture, Covansys, Deloitte, Microsoft and Oracle will be allotted the plots. Not only have that, we will re-open all the factories of manufacturing sectors of Howrah-Hoogly belt as well as of Garden Reach – Khidderpore area. The ‘CITU’ will be banned. We don’t want any existence of unions in any factories. That has ruined the profitability of manufacturing factories for last 30 years. Employees for all the factories will be recruited without any partiality. From now on, there will be no caste system or minority quota for employment purpose. All will be treated in an equal manner and will be given the equal opportunity. L& T will be given a notice to complete the Hydel Power project of Teesta River within 1 year. That hydel power project is more than enough to supply electricity to the entire northern Bengal. Not only have that, we are going to modernize the Haldia port, with some artificial machineries and the silting problem will be solved. In Bakkhali, Frazergunj and Shankarpur, there will be new Shipping ports. Near Durgapur, we are planning to have a new airport. New fisheries and wind power station will be opened up in Sagar Dweep. Solar Energy projects will come up in the districts of Purulia, Bankura and Birbhum, where the climate is too hot.

Tanvir: - What about the transport system as well as the Tourism Department? Also, are there any special initiatives for the Health Department and Education System?

Arindam: - Hmm, for education system, we will follow the Central Board only. There will be no separate West Bengal Board for that. English will be taught from class 1 only. From class V, third language like Hindi will be taught. In class VIII, a student can learn a foreign language, either French or German. But, that will be optional. Number of colleges will be increased. For Health Department, we are going for a Public-Private Partnership, to improve the overall infrastructure of hospitals as well as to recruit doctors with good pay scales. Regarding Transport system, we have already banned old vehicles. All the government buses and vehicles of Silpara Garage have been repaired and modernized. All those buses will be implemented on the roads very soon. For tourism, Darjeeling, Digha, Jaldapara and Sundarban will become one of best tourist spots of India.

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Dibakar: - Ei, Sain; wake up. Already it is 6.30 AM now. Your clock alarm rang for 5 times, but still you are sleeping. Have you forgotten that, today is your SBI Exam. Be ready soon, otherwise, you will be late.

Arindam: - Oh! I am sorry. Actually, I was having a very interesting dream. In my dream, I was working as a CM of Bengal like Anil Kapoor did for Maharashtra state in the film ‘NAYAK’.
Sandipan: - Ha ha ha…hey, listen everybody. It’s breaking news. “ARINDAM BECAME CM OF BENGAL IN HIS DREAM”, he he he…, it was a real funny dream for you. Anyway, Best of Luck for the SBI Exam.