Kamal Kumar Biswas.TOD.Gangarampur
The 25th district conference of the Akhil Bharatiya Shoikshik Mahasangha (ABRSM) in South Dinajpur was held on Sunday at a private lodge in Gangarampur, drawing around 450 teachers and educators from across the district.
The conference was attended by Tapas Roy, MLA from Kushmandi; Satyendranath Roy, MLA from Gangarampur; Bishwarup Kundu, North Bengal Prant Saha-Karyavaha; Sahadeb Saha, state vice-president of ABRSM; Nikhil Pal, South Dinajpur district secretary of ABRSM; and Durgesh Debnath, district president of the organisation.
Union Minister of State for Education and Balurghat MP Dr. Sukanta Majumdar was scheduled to attend the conference. However, he could not make it because of heavy rain throughout the day and the large number of people who had travelled from different areas to meet him at his parliamentary office with various grievances.
The conference drew particular attention for the large participation of teachers, with organisers putting the attendance at around 450. It was described by the organisers as the organisation’s first major district conference in South Dinajpur involving such a large gathering of teachers since the change of government in the state.A key highlight of the event was the presence of Kaushik Choudhury, Minister of State for Education in the West Bengal Government and MLA from Raiganj. He heard the concerns raised by teachers and assured them that he would make efforts to address their problems.
The organisation said it would play a leading role in safeguarding the interests of teachers and students. A new district committee and 17 circle committees were also formed during the conference.Durgesh Debnath was elected district president, while Ujjwal Paul became vice-president, Nikhil Pal secretary, Rahul Deb Barman joint secretary and Papai Choudhury treasurer.
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