02 Dec, 2016

Mamata Banerjee protests Army deployment in West Bengal: 10 key developments

The issue of Army's presence at toll plazas in West Bengal kicked up a storm with chief minister Mamata Banerjee threatening to take legal action unless the government withdrew army deployed in the state. Here's how events took shape throughout the day:
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West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee left the state secretariat after 36 hours on Friday evening and said the state government will take legal recourse if there is no withdrawal of army personnel from all toll plazas in the state.

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Army's Eastern Command CPRO said the personnel in the state were conducting routine exercises, which would continue till midnight today.

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More than 150 Trinamool Congress MLAs and ministers held a dharna outside the Raj Bhavan in Kolkata, protesting against the Centre and demanding immediate withdrawal of the army deployed in the state.

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Defence minister Manohar Parrikar said the Army's Eastern Command was carrying out routine exercises in the state. Similar exercises have already been carried out in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Jharkhand.

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Parrikar said in the Lok Sabha that it was regrettable that Army was being unnecessarily dragged into the controversy over army presence at several toll plazas in West Bengal.

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TMC leaders alleged that neither the state government or local administration including police were informed about the exercise, nor was their permission sought.

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