With Adhikari’s departure from the roles of transport, irrigation and water resource minister, residents feel that development will take a back seat...
The appointment of Banerjee, who has been a bitter critic of Adhikari’, in his place shows the leadership is not interested in placating the minister...
Files of important irrigation projects, have been gathering dust for about two months while funds for projects put forward by other departments are being released....
His comments and prolonged absence from cabinet meetings and party programmes since May have fuelled speculation that he is all set to chart a different political path for himself...