TMC Has Shamed Democracy In Bengal: Ravi Shankar Prasad

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Senior BJP chief Ravi Shankar Prasad on Wednesday criticised West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for letting free a reign of terror throughout the rural polls and questioned why the central management of the Congress and the Left are silent on it.

A four-member BJP fact-finding group to West Bengal, led by the previous Union minister, mentioned the state unit’s demand for implementing Article 355 is “justifiable”. “We had immense respect for Mamataji when she defeated the 34-year-old Left regime within the state. Right now, I need to gently remind Mamataji about her evolution in Bengal and nationwide politics. She was a fighter. However sadly, her authorities has crossed even the information of the Left concerning misrule, anarchy and lawlessness within the state,” he mentioned. The BJP chief instructed reporters, “Her (Mamata Banerjee) politics is now stuffed with atrocities, which was not evident even throughout the Left rule.”

“Why are so many individuals being killed? Why a lot violence throughout the state? Is that this not the accountability of the state administration to make sure free and honest polls? This was as soon as the state of affairs of Bihar, however the state, too, has moved forward. Mamata Banerjee has shamed democracy in Bengal,” he mentioned. Hitting out on the opposition assembly in Patna, Prasad questioned why the CPI(M) and the Congress brass are silent on the continuing violence.

“The opposition events, together with Mamata Banerjee, have been vocal about BJP posing a menace to the democracy within the nation. I need to ask Congress chief Rahul Gandhi and CPI (M) chief Sitaram Yechury for his or her silence on the killings in West Bengal. Even their social gathering cadres are being overwhelmed up, so why are they silent?” he questioned. Prasad mocked the TMC boss over her social media publish concerning the social gathering’s victory in rural polls and questioned whether or not Banerjee is “afraid to face the media”.

“She conducts press conferences on the drop of a hat. This time she has avoided interacting with the media as she is aware of the reality behind the violence and blood-smeared rural polls,” he mentioned. The BJP MP from neighbouring Patna hoped that the fact-finding group could be allowed to go to the violence-hit areas of the state. When requested to touch upon calls for by BJP chief to impose Article 355 in West Bengal, the previous Union legislation minister mentioned, “Article 355 says the Centre should convey to the state that governance is completed as per the mandate of the Structure.”

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“The Centre will look into the governor’s report after which take a name accordingly. However it is a justifiable demand,” he mentioned. The violence, which rocked the panchayat polls on Saturday, had claimed a minimum of 15 lives, whereas three extra have been murdered on counting day on Wednesday. Since elections have been introduced final month, a minimum of 33 individuals have misplaced their lives in poll-related violence, with the ruling social gathering struggling 60 per cent of the deaths.

The TMC mocked the fact-finding group and mentioned it was an try and divert consideration from the social gathering’s humiliating defeat. “They need to first ship a fact-finding group to Manipur, which has been burning for the final two months. The BJP’s fact-finding group in West Bengal is an try and divert consideration from its personal organisational failure,” TMC spokesperson Kunal Ghosh mentioned. The Trinamool Congress (TMC) is poised for a landslide win within the rural polls, capturing a number of districts and consolidating its management over rural Bengal for a 3rd consecutive time period.

Prasad’s jibe concerning Banerjee not going through the media drew a pointy retort from the TMC management, which questioned what number of press conferences the BJP brass has addressed within the final ten years. “Hahahaah BJPs Ravishankar Prasad simply mentioned in a PC, “Why is Mamata didi not going through Media”! Cannot management my giggle! Who’re saying about PC? whose Chief by no means did a PC in final 9 years. The place as, Didi possibly is in prime inside India in doing PCs as a head of administration,” TMC spokesperson Debangshu Bhattacharya tweeted.

Story first printed: Wednesday, July 12, 2023, 17:18 [IST]