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Religious flags removed after objections

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Press Trust of India Darjeeling

Subdivisional Officer V. Shrivastva, with the help of the police, removed the flags planted yesterday, after a meeting with the police of Pradhannagar and Sukna outpost, Congress MLA from Matigara-Naxalbari Shankar Malakar, local residents and leaders of the minority community during the day.

"The police have removed the flags," Shrivastva said.

The MLA had alloted Rs 6 lakhs from his MLA development funds to develop the idgah as also a burning ghat, and burial ground beside it.

  

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First Published: Aug 01 2012 | 7:05 PM IST

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