New Delhi: Former TMC MP and BJP chief Dinesh Trivedi on Thursday drew a comparability between the continuing state of affairs in West Bengal’s Sandeshkhali and the violence that was reported in Nandigram in the course of the erstwhile Left Entrance authorities within the state. Expressing his considerations following violent protests erupting in Sandeshkhali, North 24 Parganas district, over allegations of sexual abuse and atrocities towards ladies, the BJP chief highlighted parallels with the “previous errors” of the Left Entrance authorities, information company ANI reported.
The protests in query hint again to 2007, in the course of the Left’s tenure, when hundreds, notably ladies, took to the streets to oppose alleged land acquisition for a chemical hub in Nandigram. These violent demonstrations, coupled with related opposition towards the Tata Nano undertaking in Singur and purported police firing on locals in Netai, had been pivotal within the downfall of the three-decade-long Left rule in Bengal.
Based on the information company ANI, Trivedi stated, “I see the occasions in Sandeshkhali as historical past repeating itself. What I noticed on this space over the previous few days bears an uncanny resemblance with what occurred in Nandigram in the course of the Left Entrance authorities. I’m afraid that the ruling TMC and (Chief Minister) Mamata Banerjee are making the identical mistake that the Left did again in time.”
Trivedi, who was related to the TMC in the course of the Nandigram occasions, claimed that TMC supporters in Sandeshkhali have turned towards their get together and authorities, “In the course of the Nandigram motion, I had seen Left Entrance individuals (supporters) popping out on the streets towards their very own. At present, individuals who supported and voted for the TMC, are actually popping out towards them,” ANI quoted Trivedi as saying.
Talking on what he termed because the “main cause” for his departure from the TMC, Trivedi stated, “Mamata Banerjee is making the identical mistake that I fought towards throughout my days within the TMC. It is what made me give up the get together as effectively. I may see what was coming and, therefore, I resigned (from the TMC).”
He additional asserted that the violence and the general public outcry in Sandeshkhali hold reminding him of the aftermath of the loss of life of Tapasi Malik, an activist opposing alleged unlawful land acquisition for the Nano undertaking. “The violence in Sandeshkhali jogs my memory of Tapasi Mallik, who was burnt alive, and what occurred thereafter,” the BJP chief added.
Accusing CM Mamata Banerjee of missing “empathy” for the distressed ladies in Sandeshkhali and throughout Bengal, Trivedi stated, “Had the chief minister cared even a little bit bit concerning the plight of her fellow residents, she would have visited Sandeshkhali by now. She ought to both stand with the distressed ladies presently or step down as CM.”
Advocating for central intervention amid escalating violence in Sandeshkhali, the BJP chief, as quoted by ANI stated, “The Centre ought to take due cognisance of what’s taking place in Sandeshkhali. If the prevailing state of affairs represents a complete collapse of regulation and order and requires the imposition of the President’s Rule within the state then so be it. The individuals should not be left to dwell in concern. As accountable residents, we won’t be mute spectators to all that’s taking place in Sandeshkhali. The individuals of Bengal cannot be left on the mercy of goons.”