‘BJP plans to cancel Bengal elections, impose President’s rule’: Mamata Banerjee on the controversy over holding Malda judicial officers hostage. india news
New Delhi: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee After villagers held seven judicial officers hostage in Malda on Thursday, they accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of conspiring to cancel the state assembly elections and impose President’s rule. he slammed Election Commission For failing to control law and order in the state.Speaking at an election rally in Sagardighi, he said, “BJPThe game plan of Bengal is to cancel the assembly elections and impose President’s rule.” “The Election Commission failed to control law and order in Bengal,” he said.On Wednesday, villagers took seven judicial officers, including three women, hostage in Malda district. The clash was sparked by widespread deletions from the electoral rolls as part of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise. The incident came amid a massive wave of protests that brought much of Malda to a halt, with protesters blocking national and state highways as well as major rural roads in at least five assembly constituencies.The situation arose after indefinite protests by supporters of Trinamool Congress Near the office of the Chief Electoral Officer in Kolkata, where he alleged significant irregularities in the filing of Form 6 applications and demanded strict action against those responsible.Union Minister Sukant Majumdar condemned the unrest and blamed Mamata for it, saying her comments had contributed to the tense and unstable situations on the ground. “What happened is shocking to everyone. 7 judicial magistrates had gone there. They were not only stopped there but their vehicles were also vandalized. When the SP was escorting them from there, the vehicles of the women judicial magistrates were vandalized. Roads were blocked to see that no vehicle passed. During the Left Front rule, a woman officer, Anita Diwan, was pulled out of her vehicle and thrashed. Was inserted. This was also a similar plan. Majumdar said, “Mamata Banerjee’s continuous provocative statements are responsible for this.”
