<p>Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/mamata-banerjee">Mamata Banerjee</a> on Wednesday declined to comment on the alleged abduction of a farmer from Cooch Behar by a group Bangladeshis and said the issue was diplomatic and should be discussed between the government of the two countries.</p>.<p>Asserting that the "primary job is to bring him back," Banerjee directed Chief Secretary Manoj Pant to talk to the department concerned.</p>.<p>"One person was abducted from the bordering area when he was farming on his land. I do not want to talk about this matter. Talks will be held between the two governments. It would be better if you (the media) did not create a controversy. Our job is to bring him back," Banerjee told reporters at the state secretariat.</p>.Welcome BSF jawan’s release from Pak custody, was in constant touch with his family: Mamata Banerjee.<p>The family of Ukil Barman, a 50-year-old farmer from Sitalkuchi in Cooch Behar district, alleged that he was abducted by Bangladeshi nationals on April 16.</p>.<p>According to officials, the alleged abduction took place days after a Bangladeshi smuggler was killed by the BSF when he along with members of his group tried to enter Sitalkuchi in Cooch Behar district.</p>.<p>The body of the smuggler was later handed over to Bangladeshi authorities.</p>.<p>Following this, another group reportedly intercepted Ukil Barman while he was working in his field and forcibly took him across the border.</p>.<p>"We have identified some of those who were behind this. Ghorer shotru Bibhishan (a disguised enemy in one’s own house). No political party has the right to label anyone, either as a citizen or a foreigner. If he was not a citizen, then how was he farming the land? He was picked up from his land," she said.</p>.<p>"You can solve many problems by keeping calm. Our job is to bring him back," she said.</p>.<p>Talking to PTI, former president of TMC Cooch Behar district Partha Pratim Roy said senior government officials were trying their level best to bring Barman back.</p>.<p>"It's been almost a month since Barman was abducted. Family members are worried. We have information that he is in a jail in Bangladesh. Senior officials of the government are looking into the matter. We are hoping for the best," Roy said.</p>
<p>Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/mamata-banerjee">Mamata Banerjee</a> on Wednesday declined to comment on the alleged abduction of a farmer from Cooch Behar by a group Bangladeshis and said the issue was diplomatic and should be discussed between the government of the two countries.</p>.<p>Asserting that the "primary job is to bring him back," Banerjee directed Chief Secretary Manoj Pant to talk to the department concerned.</p>.<p>"One person was abducted from the bordering area when he was farming on his land. I do not want to talk about this matter. Talks will be held between the two governments. It would be better if you (the media) did not create a controversy. Our job is to bring him back," Banerjee told reporters at the state secretariat.</p>.Welcome BSF jawan’s release from Pak custody, was in constant touch with his family: Mamata Banerjee.<p>The family of Ukil Barman, a 50-year-old farmer from Sitalkuchi in Cooch Behar district, alleged that he was abducted by Bangladeshi nationals on April 16.</p>.<p>According to officials, the alleged abduction took place days after a Bangladeshi smuggler was killed by the BSF when he along with members of his group tried to enter Sitalkuchi in Cooch Behar district.</p>.<p>The body of the smuggler was later handed over to Bangladeshi authorities.</p>.<p>Following this, another group reportedly intercepted Ukil Barman while he was working in his field and forcibly took him across the border.</p>.<p>"We have identified some of those who were behind this. Ghorer shotru Bibhishan (a disguised enemy in one’s own house). No political party has the right to label anyone, either as a citizen or a foreigner. If he was not a citizen, then how was he farming the land? He was picked up from his land," she said.</p>.<p>"You can solve many problems by keeping calm. Our job is to bring him back," she said.</p>.<p>Talking to PTI, former president of TMC Cooch Behar district Partha Pratim Roy said senior government officials were trying their level best to bring Barman back.</p>.<p>"It's been almost a month since Barman was abducted. Family members are worried. We have information that he is in a jail in Bangladesh. Senior officials of the government are looking into the matter. We are hoping for the best," Roy said.</p>