New Delhi: BJP chief and West Bengal Assembly LoP Suvendu Adhikari launched an assault on the ruling Trinamool Congress and demanded to declare the get together a terrorist group and arrest Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
Adhikari’s scathing feedback got here after the CBI seized arms and ammunition, together with foreign-made pistols, throughout its searches at a number of areas in West Bengal’s Sandeshkhali. Speaking to the reporters Adhikari stated, “All the weapons found in Sandeshkhali are foreign. Explosives like RDX are used in horrific anti-national activities. All these weapons are used by international terrorists. I demand to declare Trinamool Congress as a terrorist organisation.”
“This state is a paradise. People who watched the trailer on the incident in Khadikul, Egra, today watched the movie amid the recovery of RDX and deadly weapons in Sandeshkhali. Mamata Banerjee is fully responsible for this incident. I demand to arrest Mamata Banerjee and declare Trinamool Congress as a terrorist organisation,” he added.
The CBI seized arms and ammunition, together with a police service revolver and foreign-made firearms, throughout searches at two premises of an affiliate of now-suspended TMC chief Shajahan Sheikh in West Bengal’s Sandeshkhali, officers stated.
The searches have been carried out in reference to the January assault on an Enforcement Directorate (ED) crew by a mob that was allegedly instigated by Sheikh, who was arrested by the West Bengal Police on February 29 within the case.
Teams of the Central Bureau Investigation (CBI), the bomb detection squad, the National Security Guard (NSG), the central paramilitary forces and the West Bengal Police have been a part of the searches on the village — a riverine delta — on the fringes of the Sunderbans in North 24 Parganas district.
The restoration of firearms led to an trade of accusations between the TMC and the BJP, with the ruling get together claiming the BJP was scheming to undermine the state authorities throughout the present Lok Sabha elections, whereas the BJP retaliated by accusing the TMC of colluding with “anti-national forces”.
“During the investigation of this case, information was received that the items lost by the ED team and other incriminating articles may be hidden at the residence of an associate of Sheikh at Sandeshkhali, North 24 Parganas. Accordingly, the team of the CBI along with CRPF (Central Reserve Police Force) personnel searched two premises at Sandeshkhali today,” a CBI assertion stated.
The swift operation resulted within the seizure of an enormous cache of small arms and ammunition, and these included foreign-made firearms.
During the searches, the CBI seized three foreign-made revolvers and one foreign-made pistol, one Indian revolver, one Colt official subject police revolver, one country-made pistol, 120 9 mm bullets, 50 cartridges of .45 calibre, 120 9 mm cartridges, 50 cartridges of .380 and eight cartridges of .32, the assertion stated.
“Besides, many incriminating documents related to Shajahan have also been found. Some items, suspected to be country-made bombs, have also been seized and those are being handled and disposed of by the teams of the NSG,” it stated.
