An argument erupted on Friday after the BJP launched a purported audio clip by which West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is heard telling the Trinamool Congress nominee of Sitalkuchi to carry rallies with our bodies of the 4 individuals killed in CISF firing throughout polling on April 10. The TMC described the audio clip launched on the eve of the fifth part of the polls as “bogus” claiming such a dialog by no means passed off.
Releasing excerpts of the telephonic dialog between Banerjee and Partha Pratim Ray, the TMC candidate of the Sitalkuchi seat, the BJP’s IT Cell chief Amit Malviya claimed that the “chief minister is trying to instigate riots by asking her party leaders to take out rallies with bodies”.
“She is heard asking her party candidate to frame the case in such a way that both the superintendent of police (of Cooch Behar) and other central forces personnel can be framed. Is this expected from a chief minister? She is trying to instil a sense of fear just for minority votes,” he stated.
Post the violence in Sitalkuchi, Mamata Banerjee needed to take out procession with our bodies of those that died making an attempt to seize sales space 126. She spoke about framing the SP and IC for doing their job, requested TMC’s candidate to unfold misinformation about detention facilities to scare Ms. pic.twitter.com/517u7IulKH— Amit Malviya (@amitmalviya) April 16, 2021
BJP has determined to maneuver the Election Commission over the audio clip, stated Malviya. Lashing out on the chief minister, he alleged all efforts had been being made to guarantee that free and truthful polls don’t occur in Bengal. “This is a gross violation of political ethics and the BJP will approach the election commission in its demand for strict action against the Bengal chief minister,” he stated.
BJP MP and meeting candidate from Hooghly, Locket Chatterjee, stated: “it is shocking to see a woman act like this and play dirty politics… Didi does not shy away from playing politics of the dead.”
BJP nationwide president JP Nadda stated, “TMC signifies VULTURE CULTURE- of feasting on death for petty political gains. TMC should be ashamed of themselves.”
TMC signifies VULTURE CULTURE- of feasting on demise for petty political beneficial properties.TMC needs to be ashamed of themselves. https://t.co/7X3idhNByP
— Jagat Prakash Nadda (@JPNadda) April 16, 2021
Four individuals had been killed as central forces opened fireplace allegedly after coming beneath assault from locals, who “attempted to snatch their rifles”, close to a sales space in Sitalkuchi in Cooch Behar district in the course of the fourth part of polling.
In the purported audio clip, Banerjee is heard instructing Ray to maintain his cool until the polling is over. “Don’t panic. You should make arrangements for conducting a rally with the bodies the next day. And also consult a lawyer and file a police complaint so that neither the SP nor IC can escape,” she is heard saying.
The TMC’s Sitalkuchi candidate termed the audio clip as “bogus”. “Such a conversation never took place. This audio clip is totally bogus. The BJP is just trying to confuse the people before the fifth phase of polling,” he stated.
TMC MP Sukhendu Sekhar Roy dismissed the allegations as lies peddled into Bengal by Home Minister Amit Shah. “BJP runs a factory to manufacture lies. They have only peddled lies in our state all along…all he (Shah) can do is to tap phones.”
TMC chief Derek O Brien attacked the saffron get together’s “audio tape factory” and accused the BJP of not understanding the language. “I don’t want to give any importance to audio tape factory. People who are releasing this, they themselves don’t understand the language,” he stated.
Earlier, Banerjee has described the firing as genocide by central forces and termed it as a conspiracy by the Union Home Minister. Out of the eight-phase meeting elections within the state, 4 phases have been accomplished and the remaining 4 are scheduled to be held between April 17 and 29.
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