West Bengal Assembly elections | Sitalkuchi deaths: Impose ban on Bengal BJP president, Mamata tells EC
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Entire factor was deliberate by Amit Shah and Modi was conscious of the scenario, she says
A confrontation over the Sitalkuchi firing continued to rage on Monday. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee assured the voters that she wouldn’t spare these accountable for the firing and urged the Election Commission to ban State BJP president Dilip Ghosh.
Mr. Ghosh had warned on Sunday of extra “Siltakuchi like incidents” if the “bad boys of Trinamool Congress” don’t abide by the regulation.
“State BJP president is saying Central forces should open fire… Do they have anything in their heads? Those who speak about opening fire should be banned,” the Chief Minister mentioned at a public assembly on Monday. TMC chief Abhishek Banerjee additionally performed a recording of Mr. Ghosh’s speech at a rally in north Bengal and mentioned a number of BJP leaders had made statements that the forces ought to shoot to kill.
Five individuals died in two separate incidents of firing at Sitalkuchi on April 10 when polling was beneath means at within the Assembly constituency. At Jor Pakti village within the Assembly seat, the CISF personnel opened fireplace killing 4 villagers. According to the district administration, the Central forces fired in self-defence when the individuals tried to grab their weapons.
At a public assembly within the day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi blamed Ms. Banerjee for the violence which led “moms shedding their sons’ in Cooch Behar.
“The entire thing was planned by Home Minister Amit Shah and the Prime Minister was aware of the situation,” Ms. Banerjee retorted.
Former State BJP president Rahul Sinha, who’s contesting polls from Habra in north 24 Parganas, mentioned there was “no big issue if eight instead of four people were killed and those killed were terrorists trying to disrupt the polling process”.
“Will you vote for those firing upon the people or for working for the people,” Ms. Banerjee requested at one other rally, urging the individuals to answer to the bullets with poll.
Earlier within the day, the TMC lodged a proper criticism with the workplace of the Chief Electoral Officer in opposition to the remarks made by Mr. Ghosh.
A delegation comprising senior leaders of the Samyukta Morcha additionally visited the workplace of the Chief Electoral Officer and raised issues in regards to the deaths at Sitalkuchi. The delegation led by Left Front chairperson Biman Bose additionally demanded motion in opposition to Mr. Ghosh. Mr. Bose expressed shock that there was no video proof of the safety forces being attacked, or their weapons being snatched, as claimed by the Election Commission of India.
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