Mamata celebrates Children’s Day with Darjeeling kids at Chowrasta

DARJEELING,: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee distributed toys and chocolates to children at Chowrasta today on the occasion of Children’s Day.

Before leaving Darjeeling around 3 pm, the Chief Minister took her regular morning walk. From Richmond Hill, where she was staying, Mamata walked towards Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park (PNHZP) and then to Chowrasta via Mall Road.

At Chowrasta, where a Children’s Day programme was jointly organized by the district administration, Darjeeling Child Protection Unit and Information and Cultural department, Mamata was seen interacting with the children. She also took photographs with them and distributed stuffed toys and chocolates to the children present.

After spending some time there, the Chief Minister headed for Richmond Hill via the Mall Road where she stood for some time listening to school children playing a Nepali song on their guitar near a viewpoint there.

Following that, she visited Café House at Mall Road, for the second time during this visit of her, where she had tea and momo.

During her walk, she also met Bharati Tamang, the wife of slain Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha league leader Madan Tamang, below Richmond Hill. She had come there with her son to meet Mamata. Though, the reason behind her approaching the Bengal CM could not be ascertained but Bharati has been demanding justice for the murder of her husband for some time now. The ABGL leader was killed in a broad daylight on May 21, 2010 at the Upper Clubside area in Darjeeling while overseeing preparations for a public meeting. Many senior leaders have been named in the charge sheet filed by the CBI for the murder case with many accused to be involved in it. Bharati could not be contacted for comments.

Mamata was also greeted by Mirik Municipality chairman L.B. Rai near Gorkha Ranga Manch where he offered her a khada. Rai is a leader of the TMC (Hills).