Massanjore Dam impasse: Talks between two states yield no result

Ranchi | Thursday | 9th August, 2018

Summary:

In retaliation, Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM), BJP’s youth wing, erased ‘Bengal’ and painted ‘Jharkhand’ on the dam gate. Dubey raised the matter in Parliament blaming the Mamata Banerjee government of West Bengal for neglecting Jharkhand’s interests.BJP’s Dumka president Nivas Mandal , however, stuck to his defiance. He added that the talks were in the positive direction.Kumar said he was looking forward for another round of talks with his Birbhum counterpart in the near future. Dumka: The talks between district officials from Birbhum West Bengal ) and Dumka over the Massanjore dam impasse remained inconclusive on Wednesday and officials expect the second round of discussions between the deputy commissioners (DCs) of the neighbouring districts to yield results.The two states have been at loggerheads since Friday, when West Bengal’s Trinamool Congress government painted the walls of the dam in Dumka district in Jharkhand, where BJP is in power. We have conveyed our decision to the Jharkhand CM and the Prime Minister of India..