West Bengal Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday slammed the Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee after BJP state President Sukanta Majumdar sustained injuries during the police lathicharge as a scuffle broke out between the police and party workers.
West Bengal governor CV Ananda Bose on Wednesday slammed the "competent authorities" of the Sandeshkhali village of North 24 Parganas district, saying that they have "failed to instill confidence among the harassed and affected villagers."
"...We are being asked to show medical report to prove rape... How can the women of the village come forward and say they have been raped? I have not been raped but this has happened with other women...," protester who was protesting over Sandeshkhali violence.
Calling the Bharatiya Janata Party protests over the Sandeshkhali incident "premeditated, Trinamool Congress (TMC) national Spokesperson Shashi Panja hit out at the BJP and alleged that the script had been written by the Centre.
West Bengal BJP president Sukanta Majumdar was admitted to Basirhat multi-facility hospital after he was injured during a police lathi charge as a scuffle broke out between Police and party workers on Wednesday.
BJP national spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia slammed the West Bengal government on Wednesday over allegations of sexual harassment by women in Sandeshkhali block, and said that CM Mamata Banerjee is acting as a silent spectator.
The West Bengal government have reimposed section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) in and around 500 metres of area in seven-gram panchayats, including Sandeshkhali.
Bharatiya Janata Party workers clashed with the police as they marched to North 24 Parganas' Basirhat Superintendent of Police (SP) office on Tuesday, while the Trinamool Congress (TMC) claimed that the situation in Sandeshkhali, which falls under the purview of Basirhat Police Station, is p
"First, police launched a lathi charge, it then pelted stones and later tear gas shells were used on our workers. Then, our workers were arrested," Majumdar said speaking to ANI after clashes with police personnel on their way to Basirhat Superintendent of Police (SP) office.
West Bengal minister Shashi Panja took a dig at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday over the violence at Sandeshkhali village in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district, stating that it is a 'conspiracy' by the party to create unrest in the village.