Before making public her cabinet meeting plans, Mamata today announced the formation of development boards for Kami, Dami and Sarki, which are Nepali scheduled castes. Attending the 202nd birth anniversary of Nepali poet Bhanu Bhakta at Chowrasta here today, the chief minister said: "We will hold a cabinet meeting in Darjeeling." Government officials in Calcutta said they did not know of another instance in recent times when a cabinet meeting was held anywhere outside Calcutta or Nabanna. Darjeeling, July 13: Mamata Banerjee today announced that she would hold a state cabinet meeting in Darjeeling a day after she had been heard toying with the idea after being mesmerised with the serenity of Raj Bhavan here. Mamata Banerjee addresses a meeting in Richmond Hill on Wednesday as Bimal Gurung (extreme left) looks on.

Source: The Telegraph July 13, 2016 23:15 UTC