"We do not support taking law into one's hands. What is happening in the last 12 years there? It seems that democracy is over there. The right to vote and the right to voice one's opinions are over. Whatever is happening is a normal turn of events. People were angry for a long time and that
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday sealed the residence of Trinamool Congress leader Sheikh Shahjahan in Sandeshkhali, North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal
Earlier on January 5, ED officials were attacked when they were on their way to carry out raids at the residence of Sheikh Shahjahan and fellow TMC leader Shankar Adhya at Sandeshkhali in the North 24 Parganas district.
Amid a war of words between the ruling TMC and the BJP over the attack on an ED team at Sandeshkhali in the North 24 Parganas district, Trinamool Congress leader Kunal Ghosh on Wednesday accused the primary opposition party in the state of misusing central agencies.
According to Raj Bhavan sources, the Governor issued a strong warning, saying that police should stop the "hide and seek" game since people know "who is the thief and who is the cop."
"He (Shahjahan Sheikh) may have fled to Bangladesh. Didi has turned all those areas (North 24 Parganas' Sandeshkhali) into Bangladesh. Fleeing to Bangladesh is not a problem from there. He can go to Bangladesh at any time," Majumdar said while speaking to reporters.
The ED officials were attacked and their vehicles were damaged in Sandeshkhali village of North 24 Parganas in West Bengal on Thursday when they tried to raid the residence of block-level leaders of the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) party in connection with an alleged ration scam case.
Amid the glare of central probe agencies on leaders of the ruling Trinamool Congress over alleged misdeeds, a team of the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) was attacked and its vehicles damaged in Sandeshkhali village of North 24 Parganas district in West Bengal on Friday morning.
West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose on Friday called the attack on members of the Enforcement Directorate team in North 24 Parganas district "ghastly".
West Bengal BJP President Sukanta Majumdar on Friday wrote a letter to Union Home Minister Amit Shah and demanded an NIA probe into the attack on the Enforcement Directorate team in Sandeshkhali in the North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal.
Following the attack on the team of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in West Bengal, Union Minister Nisith Pramanik on Friday said that it is not just an attack on the central agency, rather it's an attack on the Constitution and the whole federal structure.