On the way back, on 13.6.71 Enayetpur was visited. Strength 110, /3-M, 1-A, 1-EPR and rest student. Trainees sent 111 to date. Accommodation 200 may be raised to 250. DM Swayambhu Dey and BDO very active.
Mehdipur operation unit (161)-80 EPR. 19 Trained S, rest A & M. Accommodation good. Ration from BSF.
Adampur unit started recently is just on the border (42). Other side of border free: Bholahat.
Local Sangram Sahayak Samiti in above two districts cooperative.
Jalpaiguri, 9.6.71
After spending the 8th night in Siliguri the Minister crossed the border into a 100 sq. mile liberated area where the Tentulia camp is situated. C. in Charge: Sirajul Islam. Sub sector commander Captain Nazrul. Strength 292. Few A and M. Rest EPR. For the families of these personnel construction already started in the free zone border. Ration supplied by local BDM. SS. Another camp for 1000 recruits to be constructed on the border Ration will have to be arranged by the Siliguri BDMSSS. Requirements for the EPR camp submitted to us.
From Tentulia on the same day we proceeded to Phulbari where a meeting of the leaders and workers was called. In addition to S. Islam appointment was given to Masraf Hossein, M.N.A. as Liason (Siliguri) and Kamruddin Mukhtar, M.P.A. was asked to assist the Student League leader Rauf in Jalpaiguri.
Since there was controversy about annihilation of some people, thought to be spies, it was ordered that henceforth action will be taken exclusively on the basis of a list prepared by unanimous decision of the M.P.A. & M.N.A. Committee. We proceeded to Jalpaiguri town but rain stopped our movement.
Cooch Bchar, 9.6.71.
Dewanganj camp was visited. About 100 students stay in tents out in the open, nearest construction being Vi a mile, ration is very poor, accommodation situation tight, but the moral of the students is still very high.
On 10.6.71 the Cooch Behar town camp situated in a ill ventilated go down was visited Strength 210 or so. Local Sangram Sahayak Samiti not operating because of non recognition by BDMSSS central office. No help from that source. Living condition subhuman. Ration poor. Space may be enough. Camp in Charge:
One organisation is functioning there named Liberation Council. Political Liason Motiur Rahman. Coochbehar Traders Society is also actively involved. From 8th to 11th our General Secretary Mr. Arun Moitra was also with us.
Next we visited the Sahibganj operating unit, strength 800. Discussed problems with Congress worker of WB, Mr. Rajen Chatterijee. He reported unfair border trade. Also reported was the study of 6 boys forced to leave from the Coochbehar Town Camp to the other side of the border.
