Ministers Partha Bhowmick, Sujit Bose and Birbaha Hansda visited Sandeshkhali on February 18 to "speak to people about their grievances". They visited Kalinagar village to speak to the residents about their grievances. Sandeshkhali's MLA Sukumar Mahata, from Trinamool Congress, accompanied them.
The land department also opened camps to register the complaints of villagers about alleged land grabbing by some people owing allegiance to the ruling Trinamool Congress.
"We have come to speak to the people and the local party leadership here," Mr. Bose told reporters. He said that they were visiting places where prohibitory orders under Section 144 of CrPC have not been imposed.
