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The Forward Bloc-backed Chhitmahal Sangram Committee (CSC) has decided to file a petition in the High Court and the Supreme Court, seeking "justice" for the "deprived people, who are original residents of Indian enclaves," which will be converted into Bangladesh mainland after midnight on 31 July.

Notably, the BJP-backed Kuchlibari Sangram Samiti (KSS) is also preparing to file a petition in the Supreme Court after a rights organization, Manabadhikar Surakhsha Mancha (Masum), first took the initiative to file a petition in the apex court and started collecting evidences.

"We are not concerned about the Bangladeshi enclaves in Indian part. We are upset over the problems of the deprived people of Indian enclaves, which will be converted into Bangladeshi mainland on 31 July midnight. After that, we are in no position to fight for them. As a result, we have planned to move the High Court and even the Supreme Court as soon as possible. Preparations in this regard are going on," an upset senior Forward Bloc leader and former state minister Paresh Adhikari said today over phone.

Reacting to the Cooch Behar district administrative decision to seek claims and objections after publication of the list of over 14,000 Bangladeshi enclave residents, who want to settle down on the Indian side, Adhikari said: "Several people are out of the list. But we are not worried about it. We will be waiting for Mamata Banerjee’s visit to Haldibari in Cooch Behar on 4 August and her stance on the enclave issues."

"We will be able to resolve the problems of over 5,000 people, who are not yet enrolled as residents of Bangladeshi enclaves, through continuous agitation. But we have no scope to do the needful for those who will go under the control of the Bangladeshi government," Adhikari said.

Similarly, the Cooch Behar district Trinamul Congress president Rabindranath Ghosh wants to wait for the administrative decision on the people who have applied for justice.

"I am not concerned about the people who are left out and who have appealed to the district magistrate for justice. Though a few number of people will be coming into the Indian part from Bangladesh side, I will meet the district magistrate to discuss arrangements for them," said Ghosh, adding, "It is unexpected that a less number of people is coming. We cannot bring the people forcibly. Let us wait for the next episode."

Notably, a rights organization was active in submitting hundreds of applications from both the Indian and Bangladeshi enclaves to the district magistrate, demanding justice."Around 5,000 applications from both Indian and Bangladesh sides were submitted to the district magistrate," secretary of Masum, Kirity Roy, said.

"The petition is almost ready to be filed in the Supreme Court. We are waiting for more evidences and witness accounts. The midnight of 31 July is also important, to watch the situation and collect informative evidences. Hopefully, we will be able to file the petition in the first week of August against gross irregularities during the enclave exchange," Roy said.