North 24 Parganas: Hours after arrest, the Trinamool Congress on Thursday suspended strongman Shahjahan Sheikh for six years. “We have decided to Suspend Sheikh Shahjahan from the party for six years,” TMC chief Derek O’Brien mentioned in Kolkata.
#WATCH | TMC chief Derek O’Brien in Kolkata pronounces, “TMC has decided to suspend Sheikh Shahjahan from the party for six years.” pic.twitter.com/AYq3wtktBR
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Earlier immediately, West Bengal’s Basirhat Court remanded Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Sheikh Shahjahan to 10-day police custody. Lawyer Raja Bhowmick, who represented Shahjahan in court docket, mentioned, “14-day police custody (of Sheikh Shahjahan) was demanded, but the court allowed 10-day custody.” “On March 10, he will be produced in court again,” Raja Bhowmick mentioned.
Shahjahan was arrested by West Bengal police on Thursday morning in reference to an alleged assault on ED officers throughout a raid in January earlier this 12 months.
West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose known as Shahjahan’s arrest an ‘eye-opener’, including that it is just the ‘starting’. “Today in Bengal, we see the beginning of an end. The arrest of the prime accused in the Sandeshkhali incidents is an eye-opener for everyone. This is only the beginning. We have to put an end to violence in Bengal,” Ananda Bose mentioned.
“In many pockets of Bengal, we all realise that gangsters are ruling unchecked by law enforcement agencies. What we see is only the tip of the iceberg. ‘Gundaraj’ is very much there in many pockets of Bengal. Strong action has to be taken. This has to be nipped in the bud,” he added.
He additional mentioned that thoughtful motion must be taken to forestall such incidents from taking place sooner or later.
“We have to wait. In democratic governance, we have to wait for justice to be done. If any lapses have taken place from the government or any other authority, we still have time to look into that,” the governor mentioned.
“Now, what is required is a considerate action to see that these kinds of things do not happen in future. Action has to be taken against a particular culprit who has been apprehended. My suggestion for all the gangsters is – treat this as an occasion to surrender, otherwise, preventive action has to be taken,” he added.
Shahjahan had been evading arrest by each state and central companies for over a month.
Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari alleged that the arrest was a ‘mutual adjustment’. “This is not an arrest, this is a mutual adjustment. Unless the central agencies take him into their custody, the people there won’t get justice. He will get five-star facilities in jail. He will use his mobile phone inside and control the area from there,” the LoP mentioned whereas talking to reporters whereas on the way in which to Sandeshkhali on Thursday.
Sandeshkhali in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district had been witnessing widespread protests in opposition to TMC strongman Shahjahan Sheikh this month as a piece of girls have been searching for justice in opposition to alleged atrocities dedicated by the TMC chief.
Numerous girls in Sandeshkhali had accused Shajahan Sheikh and his shut aides of “land-grab and sexual assault” below coercion.
