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Adhir Chowdhury writes to PM Modi, seeks airport, factory for Murshidabad

Former Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking special development initiatives for Murshidabad district. His demands include establishing an airport, setting up a railway coach factory, and addressing river erosion along the Ganga-Padma system. Chowdhury also proposed a skill development centre for migrant workers from the district. The letter comes after Chowdhury lost the 2024 Lok Sabha election from Baharampur to cricketer-turned-politician Yusuf Pathan.

Key Points: Adhir Chowdhury seeks PM Modi's help for Murshidabad development

  • Former Congress MP seeks PM Modi's intervention for Murshidabad
  • Demands include airport, railway coach factory, anti-erosion measures
  • Chowdhury lost 2024 Lok Sabha polls to Yusuf Pathan
  • Also requests skill development centre for migrant workers
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Bengal: Adhir Chowdhury seeks PM Modi's intervention for Murshidabad development​

Former Congress MP Adhir Chowdhury writes to PM Modi requesting an airport, railway coach factory, and anti-erosion measures for Murshidabad district.

"Such an infrastructure project would significantly transform the socio-economic condition of the district as well as the surrounding regions - Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury"

Kolkata, May 12

Former West Bengal Congress president and former five-time Lok Sabha member Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Tuesday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seeking his intervention so that the new Bharatiya Janata Party-ruled state government in West Bengal takes up special development initiatives for his native and minority-dominated Murshidabad district in the state.​

Chowdhury had been a five-time Lok Sabha member from the Baharampur constituency in Murshidabad district from 1999 till he was defeated in 2024 by cricketer-turned-politician and current Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha member from the constituency, Yusuf Pathan.​

Chowdhury also contested the recently concluded West Bengal Assembly polls from the Baharampur Assembly constituency in the same district, but was defeated by the sitting Bharatiya Janata Party legislator, Subrata Maitra.​

The first demand Chowdhury made in the letter to the Prime Minister was to set up an airport in Murshidabad district.​

"I have repeatedly raised in the Lok Sabha the urgent necessity of establishing an airport in Murshidabad district. Such an infrastructure project would significantly transform the socio-economic condition of the district as well as the surrounding regions by improving connectivity, trade, tourism, and investment opportunities," Chowdhury's letter read.​

His second demand was related to setting up a railway coach factory in joint collaboration between the Railways Department and the public sector Steel Authority of India, which he himself had initiated as Minister of State for Railways during the United Progressive Alliance-II regime led by former Prime Minister late Dr Manmohan Singh.​

"This proposed project has the potential to create massive employment opportunities for the unemployed youth of Murshidabad and contribute substantially to the industrial development of the region," Chowdhury's letter to the Prime Minister read.​

The third demand was for immediate attention to address the longstanding problem in Murshidabad district, caused by severe erosion along the Ganga-Padma river system.​

Another demand raised by Chowdhury in the letter was the setting up of a skill development centre in Murshidabad district, given that the majority of migrant workers from West Bengal are from the district.​

"Further, Murshidabad is widely known as a treasure trove of history and heritage in the state of West Bengal. With proper government incentives and investments, the tourism potential of Murshidabad can be developed extensively, generating employment and boosting the local economy," his letter read.​

- IANS

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Sneha F
The railway coach factory idea is brilliant! Murshidabad has so many skilled youth who either go to other states or remain unemployed. If this project materialises, it could stop the brain drain and give local kids a chance to work close to home. But will the state and central governments cooperate? That's the real question.
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Rohit L
I'm from Murshidabad and the river erosion issue is no joke. Every monsoon, families lose their homes and land. It's about time someone with Chowdhury's experience raised this at the highest level. The skill development centre is also long overdue—our migrant workers deserve better opportunities.
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Rahul R
Adhir lost both Lok Sabha and assembly seats, yet he's still fighting for his constituency. That's dedication, man! But I'm a bit skeptical—will the BJP-led state government actually act on requests from a Congress leader? Politics is messy in Bengal. Let's see.
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Vivek B
Murshidabad has so much historical significance—it was the capital of Bengal during the Nawabs! If tourism is developed properly, it could rival places like Jaipur or Hampi. But the infrastructure is pathetic right now. An airport + tourism push = win-win for everyone.

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