Former Calcutta Excessive Court docket decide and Bharatiya Janata Occasion (BJP) chief Abhijit Gangopadhyay on Saturday mentioned the President’s rule must be imposed in West Bengal because the regulation and order within the state “is in shambles”. Gangopadhyay made the comment in Siliguri whereas addressing his first public rally after joining the BJP on Thursday.
“The regulation and order of the state is in shambles. Police harass individuals by the order of seniors. I used to be requested if the President’s rule must be imposed in Bengal. I say sure,” mentioned the previous excessive courtroom decide.
Abhijit Gangopadhyay was in Siliguri to participate in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s rally. It will likely be the Prime Minister’s third journey to the state this month.
The previous excessive courtroom decide additionally slammed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, saying she didn’t go to Sandeshkhali.
He additionally took a jibe at Nusrat Jahan, the TMC MP from Basirhat, the constituency that covers Sandeshkhali, and mentioned as an alternative of assembly the residents of the village, “she was busy dancing”. Different BJP leaders also criticised Nusrat Jahan last month for posting on her social media page throughout Valentine’s week as ladies protested in Sandeshkhali.
The village in North 24 Parganas district was on the centre of political turmoil which started in January when an Enforcement Directorate (ED) team which went to conduct a raid at the house of TMC leader Sheikh Shahjahan was attacked.
After he fled from the authorities, a number of ladies got here ahead elevating allegations of sexual exploitation and land grabbing towards Shahjahan and his associates.
Shahjahan was finally arrested after 55 days and the Trinamool Congress suspended him from the celebration for six years.
Within the wake of the allegations towards Shahjahan, a number of delegations went to go to Sandeshkhali and a number of other of them had known as for the imposition of the President’s rule in West Bengal. This included the National Commission for Scheduled Castes, which recommended the imposition of the President’s rule within the state to safeguard the rights of the Scheduled Castes.
The Nationwide Fee for Ladies (NCW) additionally beneficial the identical after the panel’s Chairperson Rekha Sharma met the women in Sandeshkhali in February.