New Delhi: Opposition events in West Bengal, together with BJP and Congress, got here down closely on the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) and its supremo Mamata Banerjee over the scenario in violence-stricken Sandeshkhali the place a number of ladies have reported situations of sexual assault, whereas others have raised considerations about land-grabbing incidents.
The BJP attacked Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over the Sandeshkhali difficulty, alleging that she has given “safety” to TMC chief Shajahan Sheikh, the important thing accused within the case, as a consequence of her “appeasement politics”.
In the meantime, state Congress president Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury accused TMC of operating an autocratic regime the place any dissenter is being framed in false circumstances.
Sandeshkhali in North 24 Parganas district has been witnessing protests for the previous few weeks over allegations of land seize and sexual atrocities on ladies by Shajahan Sheikh and his supporters.
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- Chatting with reporters, Chowdhury stated, “An authoritarian regime is prevailing below the rule of TMC the place any dissenter is implicated in circumstances, even journalists aren’t protected. Reporters are being arrested and editors have circumstances filed towards them. Sure TMC leaders are describing ladies as actors for talking out the reality.”
- He was commenting on a video clip that purportedly confirmed TMC MLA Saokat Molla alleging that the protesting ladies at Sandeshkhali have been outsiders who have been appearing earlier than the digicam on the behest of opposition events.
- In the meantime, BJP spokesperson Prem Shukla informed reporters that appeasement issues greater than justice for the state’s ruling Trinamool Congress. Shukla cited TMC chief Kunal Ghosh’s assertion that Sheikh can be arrested inside per week to say that it’s now clear that the TMC is aware of his whereabouts.
- “It clearly implies that Mamata Banerjee has given safety to a rapist,” he stated, focusing on the opposition INDIA bloc for its silence on the problem.
- Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai wrote a letter to West Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday, condemning the scenario in violence-stricken Sandeshkhali. Sai, who comes from a tribal background, urged Banerjee to take stringent motion towards the culprits.
- Police earlier in the present day arrested Indian Secular Entrance (ISF) MLA Nausad Siddique and prevented senior state Congress leaders from heading in direction of the trouble-torn Sandeshkhali.
- Siddique expressed shock over his arrest and affirmed his intention to fulfill villagers in Sandeshkhali. “I do not know why they arrested me. That is a number of kilometres away from Sandeshkhali. I used to be going there to fulfill the villagers. I didn’t break any guidelines. Why was I finished right here when prohibitory orders are imposed in Sandeshkhali,” Siddique informed reporters.
- Equally, a delegation from the West Bengal Congress, led by spokesperson Soumya Aich Roy, was prevented from visiting the area and was detained at Dhamakhali earlier than being escorted to Nazat police station.
- Trinamool Congress leaders, nonetheless, stated the party-led authorities in West Bengal is taking motion on allegations of sexual atrocities and land grabs in Sandeshkhali.
- Addressing a press convention within the nationwide capital, TMC leaders accused BJP of politicising the Sandeshkhali difficulty and stated the state is taking motion and key accused Shajahan Sheikh can be arrested quickly.