Mamata Banerjee takes a dig a Congress, Left and BJP
Mamata Banerjee, the Chief Minister of West Bengal, claimed on Sunday that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was attempting to disrupt harmony in the Sandeshkhali region of the 24 North Parganas district. She said that while her government has taken action against local TMC leaders, the BJP leadership has not taken any action against its workers. She claimed that the state’s BJP, Left, and Congress (Ram, Vaam, Shyam) are working together to oppose her.
Mamata: BJP is trying to disrupt peace in Sandeshkhali
“We always take action in case of any wrong. First the ED, then BJP, and then the media. They are trying to disrupt peace there [Sandeshkhali]. If there are any allegations, we will take action, and whatever was taken forcibly will be returned. I have asked the police to take suo motu cognizance. Our block president has been arrested. In Bhangar, Arabul Islam has also been arrested. But what action has the BJP taken against their leaders? Remember, the BJP is anti-Bengali, anti-women, anti-farmer, and anti-dalit,” she said.
EC supporting BJP
“They are using ED and CBI to threaten us. If the Election Commission is working on BJP’s orders, keep this in mind that we have the right to fight and voice our opinion. Earlier, I had to face the torture of Left and now I have to face the torture of BJP. Ram-Vaam-Shyam [BJP, Left, Congress] have joined hands. They had joined hands a long time back. This is the same CPI(M) that used to play with deaths,” she added.
Banerjee responded to the protests by farmers in Punjab and Delhi by saying that the BJP causes chaos everywhere.
“BJP is creating chaos everywhere and provoking one community against the other. We call the farmers Annadatas. They are the provider of food for us but look at the way they [BJP] are treating them. Look at how Punjab, Delhi, and Haryana are burning. They are drilling nails so that the farmers can’t reach there. I sympathise with all our farmers,” she added.
The West Bengal Chief Minister further stated that there is a proper method of proceeding in these kinds of cases, citing the Prevention of Money Laundering Act cases.
“There is another thing – PMLA. If you have any allegation against anyone, you conduct an investigation properly and give a charge sheet. Let law take its own course. But you cannot keep someone behind the bars. If you think by this you can win elections, you are wrong. Even Indira Gandhi did the same during the Emergency period but lost despite that,” she said.
