Siliguri, May 20 -- West Bengal Minister Dilip Ghosh on Wednesday said the state government was focusing on the development of North Bengal and announced plans to introduce the Panchayat Raj system in the hills along with efforts to improve infrastructure.

Speaking to ANI, Ghosh said several developmental measures were being planned for the region.

"We are thinking about the development of North Bengal. We will be starting Panchayat Raj in the hills and improving infrastructure. We have to work on many things that the earlier government lacked," Ghosh said.

Earlier, Dilip Ghosh also hit out at TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday over the meeting called by her with party MLAs to announce a protest against the "bulldozer culture," sta...