Siliguri, Nov. 3 -- West Bengal cannot exist without North Bengal, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari said on Tuesday highlighting the vital importance of the region, while promising to set up an institution on the lines of an IIT or IIM in Siliguri if the BJP government finds suitable land for the project.
Addressing a public meeting at Siliguri, Adhikari said the state government was committed to the overall development of North Bengal and that Siliguri would also receive a major educational institution. "When AIIMS is coming up at Raiganj and a cancer hospital is being established at Jalpaiguri, we have to give something to Siliguri as well," he said.
He said the government would consider setting up an IIT or IIM in Siliguri if suitable l...