CM Suvendu Adhikari hears public grievances at weekly ‘Janatar Darbar’
The Statesman | 26 May 2026
Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Monday held the second edition of his weekly “Janatar Darbar” programme at the BJP’s Salt Lake party office, where people from different districts and professions queued up to place their grievances before him. The public hearing session, which began around 9 a.m., witnessed a heavy turnout of job seekers, teachers, nurses, Group D employees, victims of political violence and elderly citizens seeking intervention in personal disputes.
Senior BJP leaders, including Locket Chatterjee and Shashi Agnihotri, were also present at the venue. Among those who met the chief minister was an 81-year-old Bhabanipur resident, Prabir Mukhopadhyay, who alleged that he had been cheated in a real estate deal. According to him, he had handed over his ancestral property to a promoter identified as Joy Kamdar, but despite construction being completed on the land, he was never given the promised flat. Mukhopadhyay further alleged that before his arrest, Joy had demanded Rs 17 lakh in exchange for handing over the apartment.
The octogenarian claimed he is now living in a rented house with his wife. Speaking after meeting the Chief Minister, Mukhopadhyay said he was reassured by the response he received. “I feel relieved. The Chief Minister assured me that the matter would be resolved,” he said. Representatives of the terminated teachers’ movement also attended the programme. Suman Biswas, representing the group of 26,000 “deprived” job aspirants, appealed to the Chief Minister to ensure restoration of jobs on the basis of merit and transparency. Biswas later said that unlike the previous regime, the present Chief Minister was accessible to common people and job seekers.
“Earlier, it was difficult even to meet the Chief Minister. Today we could submit our memorandum directly and he accepted it. We want recruitment to take place again in a transparent manner,” he said. Maloy Singh Roy raised concerns over the state’s technical education system and urged the government to restart permanent recruitment in the sector. He alleged that corruption in technical education had stalled appointments for nearly 15 years, while several permanent posts had effectively become temporary in nature. Another petitioner, Suchitra De, requested restoration of reservation benefits for orphans in certain state government jobs. She alleged that withdrawal of such reservation had created difficulties for many eligible candidates seeking employment. Sources said representatives of nearly 15 organisations of job aspirants met the Chief Minister during the programme.