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2 min read 27 Apr 2024, 08:27 PM IST

Written By Devesh Kumar

Lok Sabha elections 2024: Mamata Banerjee expressed skepticism regarding the operations and said that the CBI conducted the raids without informing the authorities police

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee addresses a nationalist gathering for Lok Sabha elections, successful Asansol (PTI)

A time aft the Central Bureau of Investigation seized arms, including foreign-made pistols, during raids astatine aggregate locations successful West Bengal's Sandeshkhali, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee lashed retired astatine the cardinal agencies and said determination is "no evidence" of arms seizure. Mamata Banerjee expressed skepticism regarding the operations and said that the CBI conducted the raids without informing the authorities constabulary and the recovered items "might person been brought by officials of the cardinal agency".

"If a firecracker goes disconnected successful Bengal, the NIA, CBI, NSG are coming to investigate. It seems that a war is going on. The authorities constabulary were not informed. It is not known what was found. There was nary evidence. They mightiness person brought the seized items (CBI) successful a car," Banerjee said.

Mamata Banerjee's remarks came during an predetermination rally supporting the TMC campaigner from the Asansol Lok Sabha constituency, Shatrughan Sinha. The West Bengal authorities approached the Supreme Court connected Friday aft the the National Security Guard (NSG) commandoes reached Sandeshkhali with CBI.

"Today, I heard determination was an incidental adjacent Sandeshkhali. A BJP person had stored bombs successful his house. They deliberation that they tin triumph the elections by cancelling (school) jobs and with bombs. We privation 'roti, kapda, makaan' and jobs for the people, not their lofty speeches," the Chief Minister added.

Sandeshkhali has been astatine the centre of a governmental tempest since January 2024, erstwhile a squad from the Enforcement Directorate (ED) was attacked by a mob that section TMC person Shahjahan Sheikh allegedly instigated. As the matters escalated, the women of the country accused Shahjahan Sheikh and his aides of intersexual harassment and onshore grabbing. The CBI arrested him connected February 29.

PM Modi mentions Sandeshkhali's 'atrocities' successful his Lok Sabha predetermination pitch

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has cornered the TMC-led West Bengal authorities implicit the Sandeshkhali contented with Prime Minister Narendra Modi attacked Mamata Banerjee during his Lok Sabha predetermination rallies. In March, PM Modi besides visited the Sandeshkhali country and met with the victims of alleged harassment.

"So galore atrocities were committed against women successful Sandeshkhali, and the TMC authorities kept protecting the main accused till the end," said Prime Minister Narendra Modi during an predetermination rally successful Malda.

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Published: 27 Apr 2024, 08:24 PM IST