Mamata Banerjee, the chief minister of West Bengal, issued a warning to folks of Bengal on Sunday, warning them that the Bharatiya Janata Get together (BJP) would incite riots within the state.
Mamata Banerjee, the chief minister of West Bengal, issued a warning to folks of Bengal on Sunday, warning them that the Bharatiya Janata Get together (BJP) would incite riots within the state. At a rally in Purulia, the chief of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) declared, “Maintain rallies and conferences however don’t riot. It’s they (BJP) who will riot. Voting is on 19 April and they’ll riot on 17 April. Lord Ram doesn’t let you know to riot however these folks will riot and by rioting, they are going to get NIA to enter the state.”
#WATCH | Purulia: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee says, “Maintain rallies and conferences however don’t riot. It’s they (BJP) who will riot. Voting is on 19 April and they’ll riot on 17 April. Lord Ram doesn’t let you know to riot however these folks will riot and by rioting, they… pic.twitter.com/AKIOOu8jjh
— ANI (@ANI) April 7, 2024
The announcement was made a couple of days after an assault on a Nationwide Investigation Company (NIA) occurred in Bhupatinagar, West Bengal’s East Midnapore district. The NIA was attacked whereas conducting an investigation right into a potential blast at a Trinamool Congress chief’s residence in 2022.
Mamata Banerjee claimed that the NIA was collaborating with the BJP when questioned in regards to the incident. Banerjee stated,“Why did they raid at midnight? Did they’ve police permission? Locals reacted in the way in which they’d have if some other stranger had visited the place at midnight. Why are they arresting folks proper earlier than the elections? What does the BJP assume, that they are going to arrest each sales space agent? What proper does NIA have? They’re doing all these to help the BJP. We name upon your entire world to battle in opposition to this BJP’s soiled politics.”
The NIA crew’s automotive was reportedly the goal of brick throwing assaults. At roughly 5:30 within the morning, the automotive was stoned and gheraoed by the neighbourhood residents. Spokesman for the NIA, a senior police official, stated that one among its officers was damage.
In response to information company PTI, a gaggle of NIA officers had earlier this morning detained two people in reference to the case and have been returning to Kolkata when the automotive was attacked.
It additional said {that a} police grievance has been filed on this regard by the Nationwide Investigation Company (NIA). In response to the police, the NIA crew and the 2 detained people are at Bhupatinagar with a large contingent of the central police drive.
