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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. (PTI file photograph)
The Trinamool Congress claimed that the Bharatiya Janata Celebration (BJP) was utilizing authorities companies to ‘terrorise’ the opposition
West Bengal BJP president Sukanta Majumdar on Friday mentioned that the state might expertise a scenario much like the nationwide capital, alluding to the arrest of Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal. The AAP chief was apprehended by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a cash laundering case linked to the excise coverage.
“Final month, Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren was arrested. Now, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has been arrested. It solely reveals that being a chief minister doesn’t grant you any form of impunity in case you are concerned in corruption. Related allegations of corruption have emerged in West Bengal in recent times. So, the state might additionally witness comparable scenes like New Delhi,” Majumdar mentioned.
The Trinamool Congress claimed that the Bharatiya Janata Celebration (BJP) was utilizing authorities companies to ‘terrorise’ the opposition.
“The BJP is feeling anxious about shedding, so now they’re making an attempt the whole lot to remain in energy, even when it’s not truthful. The arrest of Arvind Kejriwal reveals this. Additionally, right here in Bengal, the BJP is utilizing authorities companies to settle scores in politics,” said TMC spokesperson Kunal Ghosh.
In the meantime, Congress president Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, however, alleged that regardless of accusations of corruption in opposition to the TMC authorities, West Bengal won’t witness comparable incidents attributable to a “tacit understanding” between the BJP and the TMC.
“It is because of this tacit understanding that the TMC walked out of the opposition bloc INDIA in West Bengal and determined to contest alone,” he claimed.
On Friday, West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee strongly criticised the BJP, condemning Kejriwal’s arrest as a “blatant assault on democracy.” She additionally introduced that leaders from the opposition bloc INDIA would meet the Election Fee to “strongly object” to the pre-election arrests of opposition leaders.
“I vehemently condemn the arrest of Arvind Kejriwal, the sitting elected Chief Minister of Delhi elected by the individuals. I’ve personally reached out to Smt Sunita Kejriwal to increase my unwavering help and solidarity. It’s outrageous that whereas elected opposition CMs are being intentionally focused and arrested whereas people accused below CBI/ED investigations are allowed to proceed their malpractices with impunity, particularly after aligning with the BJP. It is a blatant assault on democracy,” Banerjee wrote in a social media submit on X.
I vehemently condemn the arrest of Arvind Kejriwal, the sitting elected Chief Minister of Delhi elected by the individuals. I’ve personally reached out to Smt Sunita Kejriwal to increase my unwavering help and solidarity. It’s outrageous that whereas elected opposition CMs are being…— Mamata Banerjee (@MamataOfficial) March 22, 2024
“At present, our INDIA alliance will meet the EC to specific our sturdy objection to the deliberate concentrating on and arrests of opposition leaders, significantly through the MCC interval. To this finish, I’ve designated @derekobrienmp and @MdNadimulHaque6 to characterize @AITCofficial on this essential assembly with the Election Fee,” she added.
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