New Delhi: Former West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday blamed the BJP for confining her to her home. She
claimed that the political fallout of the West Bengal election results has been so intense that she can no longer even step out of her house.
The veteran politician accused the BJP of unleashing “anarchy” and “autocracy” after its political victory in the state. She further said that political violence was continuing in the state and Trinamool leaders were being deliberately attacked and targeted.
Banerjee made her anger clear while speaking at the INDIA Bloc meeting in the national capital. This meeting had been called to discuss the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and also the functioning of the Election Commission of India.
Mamata Banerjee reportedly said, “I cannot move out of my house now.” This was reported by NDTV, quoting a Trinamool source.
Meanwhile, even after the elections are long over in West Bengal, the political tensions are still high in the state. Several Trinamool Congress leaders have alleged that they have been attacked with eggs and stones in the past several months. They have blamed the ruling party, the BJP for the attacks.
However, in its defence the BJP has said that the attacks directed at Trinamool leaders were not their doing, but an expression of public anger against the TMC.
In the latest incident, TMC leader Kunal Ghosh’s car was blocked by an agitated crowd in Hooghly, last week. He was also attacked with eggs and stones, making him the latest party leader to face such an attack.
Banerjee also attacked Chief Election Commissioner, Gyanesh Kumar during the INDIA Bloc meeting. She referred to him as “Vanish Kumar”, a jibe she has increasingly used against the Election Commissioner. She accused him of removing people’s names from the voters list. She also called the SIR exercise in West Bengal as a “botched up exercise” and demanded action against Gyanesh Kumar.
The Opposition parties, part of the INDIA Bloc met in New Delhi on Wednesday, to demand removal of CEC Gyanesh Kumar. This comes amid reports that the 2 other Election Commissioners were reportedly against the SIR exercise, but the poll body still went ahead with it in several states, despite the objections. They also discussed the functioning of the EC during the meeting.
The EC meanwhile has said that internal queries and differences among commissioners are part of institutional deliberations. But they added that the final decision was taken through the established process and that there was no internal disagreement in the poll body.
