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Trinamool Congress Supremo and former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday dared the the BJP saying that if atrocities against her party
leaders don't stop then they stage dharna outside BJP leaders' residences in New Delhi. Banerjee's remarks have come after the alleged vandalism at TMC's Camac Street office in Kolkata. In a Facebook live, raising that the law and order was deteriorating in the state, Mamata Banerjee alleged that BJP-backed men with looting documents and equipment. "We condemn the vandalism at our party office early in the morning in Kolkata. If this is the law and order situation in Kolkata, just imagine what is prevailing in rural areas," the former chief minister said.
Banerjee Alleges BJP Looted Documents, Equipment From TMC Office
Banerjee alleged that BJP workers had vandalised the TMC's office after taking the Kolkata Police "in confidence" and had taken away important documents and equipment from the premises.
"BJP goons looted our documents and equipment and vandalised our office by taking Kolkata Police in confidence," she alleged.
Mamata Banerjee on Jadavpur University
Mamata Banerjee further accused the BJP of indulging in "total lawlessness" in West Bengal and condemned what she described as hooliganism at Jadavpur University.
"What happened at Jadavpur University was the hooliganism of the BJP. We condemn this," Banerjee said. The TMC supremo alleged that a situation was being created in which she was being prevented from moving freely.
"The chief minister is stating that they will not allow me to go out of my home," she said, referring to the alleged threats and intimidation. Banerjee warned that the TMC would not remain silent if attacks on its leaders and offices continued.
"If these atrocities on the TMC don't stop, we will stage dharnas outside BJP leaders' homes in New Delhi," the former West Bengal chief minister said.
Abhishek Banerjee Alleges BJP-Backed Men of Vandalising Party Office
Mamata's remarks came hours after TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee alleged that BJP-backed armed men vandalised the party's Camac Street office in Kolkata in the early hours of Thursday.
Banerjee shared purported CCTV footage on social media, showing several men with masks and helmets on leaving the premises carrying electronic equipment, including television sets and a printer. A room inside the office was also seen in the footage with damaged furniture and electronic equipment. The police subsequently arrested six people in connection with the incident, an officer said.
The allegations have triggered a fresh political confrontation between the ruling TMC and the BJP in the state, with both sides trading accusations over law and order and political violence.
With inputs from PTI
