‘BJP govt conspired with CBI, NSG to plant weapons in Sandeshkhali,’ TMC in complaint to Election Commission

The CBI said connected Friday that it had recovered arms and ammunition — including foreign-made pistols — portion conducting raids astatine aggregate locations successful West Bengal's Sandeshkhali successful transportation with an onslaught connected an Enforcement Directorate squad by a mob allegedly instigated by erstwhile TMC person Sheikh Shahjahan.  A squad of the National Security Guard (NSG) commandos was besides deployed successful the area.

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"In West Bengal, the electorate was scheduled to ballot successful 3 Parliamentary Constituencies, which are, Darjeeling, Raiganj and Balurghat. While elections were going on, the CBI deliberately carried retired an unscrupulous raid astatine an bare determination successful Sandeshkhali. Media reports suggest that the CBI called successful further forces including the weaponry squad of the National Security Guard (NSG). It has besides been reported that arms and ammunition person been recovered from a location during specified raids," work the missive by TMC addressed to Chief Electoral Officer, West Bengal, with a transcript to Chief Election Commissioner, Election Commission of India.

The TMC ailment said that the cardinal bureau had not informed section constabulary astir the raid connected the time of polling successful the 2nd signifier of wide elections. It accused the Bharatiya Janata Party authorities astatine the centre of conspiring with CBI and National Security Guard (NSG).

“It is reiterated that successful the lack of immoderate typical of the State Government, the purported betterment of arms and ammunition is perchance a ploy employed by the BJP successful conspiracy with the CBI and the NSG to works specified weapons astatine the site," reads the complaint. 

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The ailment besides alleged that the raid was different testament that the BJP has weaponised the Central investigating agencies, including the CBI to transportation retired a smear run against TMC which would assistance sway the mindset of the voters successful its favour.

Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal authorities has moved the Supreme Court challenging the Calcutta precocious tribunal determination directing a CBI probe successful transportation with the allegations of onshore grabbing and intersexual battle successful Sandeshkhali. The substance volition beryllium heard connected April 29 by the Supreme Court's seat of justices BR Gavai and Sandeep Mehta.

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Published: 27 Apr 2024, 11:17 AM IST