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Kolkata: Condemning BJP's demand of declaring North Bengal as a separate Union territory, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee expressed her wrath saying that dividing Bengal into pieces would not be allowed at any cost and the people of Bengal will never lose their independence. It needs mention that the demand of dividing North Bengal to a separate Union Territory was raised in a meeting of BJP at Jalpaiguri on Sunday. "There are a set of people who never took any step for development of North Bengal apart from giving false assurances and today they are trying to divide Bengal. The Chief Minister has also elaborated how her government has ensured an overall development of North Bengal in the past 10 years. "At the same time, North Bengal now has better infrastructure for health, education and tourism sectors," Banerjee said..