Saddened Over Deaths in Rural-Ballot Violence, Police Free to Act Towards Culprits, Says Mamata
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CM Mamata Banerjee introduced a compensation of Rs 2 lakh every to the households affected by the violence. (File: PTI)
The TMC supremo additionally lashed out at BJP for sending a fact-finding staff to the areas affected by violence within the state
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday mentioned she is saddened on the lack of lives in “sporadic” incidents of violence throughout the panchayat elections.
Banerjee additionally asserted that her authorities has given a free hand to the police to take motion in opposition to these behind the violence.
“I'm saddened on the lack of lives in sporadic incidents of violence (throughout the rural polls). They're victims of circumstances… The polls had been held in 71,000 cubicles, however violence occurred in no more than 60 cubicles,” Banerjee informed reporters on the state secretariat.
The chief minister claimed that 19 individuals, largely from her Trinamool Congress, died in poll-related violence because the election date was introduced on June 8 Police sources, nonetheless, have put the variety of fatalities at 37.
“I'm giving the police a free hand to behave in opposition to these behind the violence,” she mentioned, asserting a compensation of Rs 2 lakh every and a particular dwelling guard job for one member of the family of these killed.
Banerjee appealed for peace and concord within the aftermath of the polls.
The TMC supremo additionally lashed out on the BJP for sending a fact-finding staff to the violence-affected areas within the state.
Describing it as ”BJP-protection committee” and ”provocation committee”, she puzzled why such groups weren't despatched to ethnic violence-torn Manipur or in Agartala, the place opposition activists had been allegedly attacked earlier this 12 months.
”The place was the fact-finding staff when Manipur was burning? The place was this staff when Assam was burning over the NRC? Inside two years, near 154 such groups have been despatched to Bengal,” the chief minister acknowledged.
She additionally thanked the individuals of Bengal for TMC’s resounding success within the rural polls, and mentioned that the opposition ”spreading canards” in opposition to it has really helped the social gathering win.
”Why do you (opposition) have such hatred in opposition to me? Is it as a result of I come from a humble household background? Is it as a result of I communicate for unity?” she mentioned.
Banerjee additionally lambasted the Congress and CPI(M), accusing them of being equally answerable for the ballot violence.
”I don't take pleasure in politics of hate and violence. I'm sorry to say Ram (BJP), the ’Baam’ (the Left) and ’Shyam’ (Congress) had hatched a conspiracy and resorted to violence. I don't wish to say a lot as a result of we're aiming at unity (of non-BJP events) on the nationwide degree,” she added.
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