West Bengal’s Sandeshkhali has been on the boil with huge unrest for over 10 days as ladies protestors are searching for justice in opposition to alleged sexual assault dedicated by Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Shahjahan Sheikh and his supporters.
Protesters thrash TMC chief Ajit Maity.(ANI)
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As the protest continued on Friday, the protesters broke by fences and manhandled TMC chief Ajit Maity. As per the visuals shared by the news company ANI, the villagers could be seen ransacking Maity’s home and beating him with slippers as protests continued within the Bermajur space of Sandeshkhali.
Maity, who’s an MLA from Paschim Medinipur’s Pingla meeting constituency, claimed that the protesters have been making false allegations about him. While reacting to his bodily assault, he stated that he was attacked as a result of he belonged to the TMC. He additional stated that his daughter has exams however is now scared that they are going to be attacked once more.
“I was attacked because I am TMC leader. My bike was vandalised and they also attacked my wife. My daughter has exams but she is scared now that we will get attacked again. They also set fire to one of my storage rooms(Aara Ghar). They were making false allegations about me. Let there be a probe and if I am guilty, Police can arrest me,” Maity informed the news company.
Meanwhile, the villagers additionally clashed with the police and tried to forestall their automobiles from passing by the realm.
“We did not stop them initially. We just wanted to talk to them about why they were detaining our boys without any charge. They did not listen. The police vehicle ran over a woman’s feet. We want to talk to them,” a lady protester informed ANI.
The opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has been demanding president’s rule within the state over the disruptive legislation and order state of affairs and slammed the state chief minister Mamata Banerjee over her silence on the Sandeshkhali violence. The saffron occasion alleged that girls in Bengal are unsafe and accused the police of looting the homes of ladies who’re giving news interviews about their ordeal.
Earlier right this moment, BJP MP Locket Chatterjee was detained by the police on her solution to Sandeshkhali.
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“I was detained by police without any information. I will go to Sandeshkhali. Why has Mamata Banerjee not spoken in support of the women in Sandeshkhali? If Mamata Banerjee being a woman CM has not gone there, then we have to go there being a public servant,” Chatterjee stated.
Meanwhile, the police thus far have arrested 18 folks for his or her alleged involvement in violent protests. The ED on Friday filed a contemporary case in opposition to Shahjahan Sheikh and performed searches at a number of areas within the state.
Shajahan has been absconding after a mob, allegedly affiliated with him, attacked Enforcement Directorate officers who had gone to look his premises in reference to a ration rip-off in January this yr.
(With inputs from ANI)
Source: www.hindustantimes.com
