SFI West Bengal State Conference

 

34th West Bengal State Conference of  Students Federation of India was held at Alipurduar in Jalpaiguri district from 24th August to 26th. 512 delegates participated in the conference. A student rally was organised on the 24th August which was inaugurated by Com Biman Basu. CPI(M) state secretary and Left Front Com. Biman Bose called up the student leaders to fight for the democratic rights of the people.Com. Biman Bose said the student leaders need to fight for the democratic rights of the people. SFI general secretary Ritabrata Bandopadhyay said like there was need for good student leaders in the country.

The conference resolved to protest against the commercialization drive in the education sector by the Mamta Banarjee government in the state and also to protect the the pro people education policy of the earlier Left Front governments. The Students Federation of India also criticised the violence and attacks on teachers in different colleges in West Bengal allegedly by Trinamool Congress."We will take up the issue of violence and attacks on teachers in different colleges in West Bengal allegedly by Trinamool Congress and will soon start an agitation on this," SFI general secretary Ribabrata Banerjee said at the concluding day of the conference.

The conference elected a 89 member state committee and a 27 member state secretariat. 53 members in the committee are fresh faces. The conference also elected com. Madhuja Sen Rai and Debjyothi Das as the President and Secretary respectively.