NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched a scathing attack at the Mamata Banerjee-led TMC government in West Bengal over atrocities on women in Sandeshkhali and said that it is criminals who decide when they want to be arrested in the state.
Addressing a public meeting in Krishnanagar, PM Modi said, “Today, Maa, Maati as well as Maanush, all are displeased by the TMC mode of governance.Women of Sandeshkhali kept asking for justice, yet the govt did not hear their pleas.”
“In Bengal, the police do not decide when a criminal must be arrested, it’s the criminal who decides everything for himself,” he added referring to the much-delayed arrest of Sandeshkhali key accused Shahjahan Sheikh.
The latest attack came after chief minister Mamata Banerjee called on PM Modi in Kolkata on Friday. The Sandeshkhali region, located on the fringes of the Sunderbans, has been engulfed in turmoil for over a month due to accusations against Shahjahan and his cohorts of sexual abuse and land usurpation. Shahjahan was suspended by TMC only after his arrest on Thursday.
In his address, PM Modi also accused TMC of corruption.
On Friday also, while addressing the rally in Arambagh in Hooghly district, PM Modi slammed at TMC over Sandeshkhali issueand said the entire country is reeling with anger over the issue.
“Amid achievements, the entire country is watching the situation of Bengal today. The whole country is sad and angry after seeing what TMC, which beats the drum of Maa, Mati, and Manush, has done to the sisters of Sandeshkhali.”
“What TMC has done to the sisters of Sandeshkhali is a matter of shame,” he said at a rally.
Accusing the TMC government of being corrupt in all spheres, PM Modi said, “For INDI alliance leaders, supporting the corrupt and appeasement politics is of prime importance rather than stand by those tortured by the TMC in Sandeshkhali.
A large number of women in Sandeshkhali had accused Shahjahan and his close aides of “land-grab and sexual assault” under coercion.
Shahjahan was arrested by West Bengal police on Thursday morning, after a 55-day manhunt, in connection with an alleged assault on ED officers during a raid in January earlier this year. West Bengal’s Basirhat Court remanded Shahjahan to 10-day police custody on Thursday.
Addressing a public meeting in Krishnanagar, PM Modi said, “Today, Maa, Maati as well as Maanush, all are displeased by the TMC mode of governance.Women of Sandeshkhali kept asking for justice, yet the govt did not hear their pleas.”
“In Bengal, the police do not decide when a criminal must be arrested, it’s the criminal who decides everything for himself,” he added referring to the much-delayed arrest of Sandeshkhali key accused Shahjahan Sheikh.
The latest attack came after chief minister Mamata Banerjee called on PM Modi in Kolkata on Friday. The Sandeshkhali region, located on the fringes of the Sunderbans, has been engulfed in turmoil for over a month due to accusations against Shahjahan and his cohorts of sexual abuse and land usurpation. Shahjahan was suspended by TMC only after his arrest on Thursday.
In his address, PM Modi also accused TMC of corruption.
On Friday also, while addressing the rally in Arambagh in Hooghly district, PM Modi slammed at TMC over Sandeshkhali issueand said the entire country is reeling with anger over the issue.
“Amid achievements, the entire country is watching the situation of Bengal today. The whole country is sad and angry after seeing what TMC, which beats the drum of Maa, Mati, and Manush, has done to the sisters of Sandeshkhali.”
“What TMC has done to the sisters of Sandeshkhali is a matter of shame,” he said at a rally.
Accusing the TMC government of being corrupt in all spheres, PM Modi said, “For INDI alliance leaders, supporting the corrupt and appeasement politics is of prime importance rather than stand by those tortured by the TMC in Sandeshkhali.
A large number of women in Sandeshkhali had accused Shahjahan and his close aides of “land-grab and sexual assault” under coercion.
Shahjahan was arrested by West Bengal police on Thursday morning, after a 55-day manhunt, in connection with an alleged assault on ED officers during a raid in January earlier this year. West Bengal’s Basirhat Court remanded Shahjahan to 10-day police custody on Thursday.