West Bengal: Mamta Banerjee accuses Centre for taking decisions unilaterally
Mamata Banerjee accused the Centre saying West Bengal was a victim of political discrimination because the ruling Trinamool Congress party was fighting against the BJP.
In Short
- West Bengal, a victim of political discrimination, Mamata Banerjee said
- Rajnath Singh to withdraw seven companies.
- Baneerjee feels, withdrawal of companies be dangerous to security of state.
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee said that West Bengal was a victim of political discrimination because the ruling Trinamool Congress party was fighting against the BJP.
Blasting the Centre for withdrawal of central forces from the troubled areas of Hills, she accused the Centre for taking the decision unilaterally just to destabilize and disturb Bengal.
"Are they (Centre) doing it just because we are not politically with them," she asked.
"It is a big insult to Bengal and to the Hill people," she stressed, making it clear that the BJP-led Centre was indifferent and insensitive to the problems of the Hill people, even though the party's candidate has won a MP seat in Darjeeling with the support of Hill people.
The chief minister has written a letter to both Prime Minister and Union Home minister today and had spoken to the latter, apprising him about the gravity of the situation, following death of a police sub-inspector in a battle of gun-fight with Bimal Gurung faction.
Rajnath Singh has decided to withdraw seven companies instead of the earlier decision of 10. However, Banerjee feels the withdrawal "runs contrary to common sense" and would be dangerous to the security of the state. According to her, the rebel faction of GJM, creating trouble in the name of Gorkhaland movement, has sympathisers in insurgent groups of North East, Nepal and even neighbouring states. Therefore withdrawal of central forces would be terrible implication.
Giving a long list of central forces in different BJP ruled and BJP friendly states such as Chattisgarh, Jharkhand, Bihar, Odisha, Banerjee carried discrimination against the Centre's sudden decision to withdraw forces.
She felt that state's BJP leader, Dilip Ghosh's visit to the Hills and the report submitted by BJP party office might have prompted the decision. She minced no words to say that BJP is influencing decisions of the administration.