Siliguri, Nov. 2 -- In a significant development, more than 23 organisations representing the Rajbanshi community in North Bengal have come together to form an apolitical umbrella organisation to promote unity and work for the community's language, culture and constitutional rights.
The initiative, which is being described as the first of its kind in North Bengal, was taken at a meeting held at Lansdowne Hall in Cooch Behar on Sunday.
North Bengal Development Minister Nisith Pramanik presided over the meeting, which was attended by prominent leaders of different Rajbanshi organisations and Cooch Behar District Magistrate Jitin Yadav.
The proposed organisation, tentatively named the Rajbanshi Mahasangha, will bring different organisations...