Mamata Banerjee slams Centre over Cooch Behar firing

Mamata Banerjee slams Centre over Cooch Behar firing

The West Bengal chief minister added that she intends to visit Sitalkuchi, the place of dismissal, before April 14, but the EC is “restricting entry” to the Cooch Behar district.

File image of Mamata Banerjee addressing an election rally. AND ME

Siliguri: Describing the firing incident in Cooch Behar as “genocide”, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Sunday that the Election Commission has restricted the entry of politicians into the district for 72 hours as it seeks ” repress the facts “.

The supreme of TMC, while addressing a press meeting, claimed that the central forces “fired bullets aimed at the torso of the victims” in the Sitalkuchi area, when the fourth phase of the vote was underway in the state.

“There was a genocide in Sitalkuchi. I would like to visit Sitalkuchi before April 14. The EC is trying to suppress the facts by restricting entry into Cooch Behar. We have an incompetent interior minister and an incompetent central government,” Banerjee said.

Four people were killed on Saturday when CISF personnel allegedly opened fire after being attacked by locals, who “tried to seize their rifles,” police had said.

“The CISF does not know how to handle situations. Since the first phase of the elections, it had been saying that a section of the central forces was committing atrocities against the people. I had raised the issue in Nandigram, but no one paid attention to my words. “, he claimed.

The head of TMC also spoke with the brother of one of the deceased through a video call, in the middle of the press meeting, and promised all the help to the grieving family.

The man was heard to say that the Jawans had opened fire on voters.

“He (one of the four shot dead) was in a queue when the jaws opened fire. His wife is pregnant. They also have a three-year-old son. Our parents are shocked and devastated,” the man told the chief minister. . Banerjee asked a local TMC leader, who arranged for Sitalkuchi’s video chat, to send him a copy of the FIR filed in connection with the incident.

“I will speak at the election rallies today, but with heavy heart. The episode continues to haunt me,” the prime minister said, adding that party workers will organize protests against the incident across the state.

On Twitter, Banerjee, in a mockery on the survey panel, also said that “the EC should rename MCC (Model Code of Conduct) as Modi Code of Conduct!”

“BJP can use all their strength, but NOTHING in this world can stop me from being with my people and sharing their pain. They can restrict me from visiting my brothers and sisters in Cooch Behar for 3 days, but I’ll be there on the fourth day!” on the microblogging site.

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