Alleged TMC Workers Set BJP’s Hooghly Office on Fire
TMC MP Sudip Bandyopadhyay was arrested in connection with his involvement in the Rose Valley chit fund scam.
- Sudip Bandyopadhyay sent on six-day remand by court
- TMC MPs detained in Delhi
- Alleged TMC supporters set the BJP office on fire
- Asansol Municipal Corportation removed hoardings of PM Modi from petrol pumps across the city
- West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee accused the Centre of “Trinamool-bandi after note-bandi”
- Trinamool Congress MP Sudip Bandyopadhyay was arrested by the CBI on Tuesday in connection with the Rose Valley chit fund scam
All Hoardings of PM Modi Removed from Petrol Pumps in Asansol
The Asansol Municipal Corporation (AMC) on Wednesday removed the hoardings exhibiting Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his policies at different petrol pumps across the city. The local governing body maintains that the action is being initiated in accordance with the procedure and is not related to the TMC rage against the BJP.
According to the AMC, which is under the TMC rule, notices were served to petrol pumps to pay tax for hoardings of PM Modi. Notices were issued to 40 petrol pumps under the corporation a fortnight ago, said AMC officials.
The lack of response forced the AMC to remove the already installed hoardings. As of Wednesday, 16 hoardings have been removed by the AMC employees and it is expected to continue in the coming days.
Source: Anil Giri
Alleged TMC Workers Set BJP Office on Fire
Things in West Bengal appear to be heating up by the minute. In the latest incident, a group of men, reported to be TMC workers, allegedly set the BJP office in Hooghly on fire.
The attack came hours after the BJP issued a veiled warning to the TMC, asking the party to “mend its ways” or face consequences. Furious over the attack on the West Bengal BJP headquarters by TMC activists, BJP general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya lashed out at City Police commissioner Rajeev Kumar for tuning a “blind eye” to the attack.
West Bengal Amit Mitra Walks Out of Pre-Budget Meeting
West Bengal Finance Minister Amit Mitra walked out of a pre-budget meeting, saying that “there is financial emergency in the country which makes the budget meaningless”.
“ I’m saying with a heavy heart that I walked out of the pre-budget meet after my presentation. The country's growth is being sacrificed,” he said.
TMC MPs Detained in Delhi
TMC workers and MPs protesting outside Prime Minister Narendra Modi's residence were detained on Wednesday afternoon.
Leaders including Kalyan Banerjee and Saugata Roy were detained at the Tughlaq Road Police Station in New Delhi.
TMC Supporters Create Ruckus Outside Babul Supriyo’s House
Continuing their protests, TMC workers created uproar outside TMC MP Babul Supriyo’s house, a video of which he posted on Twitter.
TMC Workers Stage Rail-Roko Protest
Trinamool Congress supporters staged a massive rail-roko protest in Cooch Behar, West Bengal over arrest of Bandyopadhyay.
Bandyopadhyay Sent on Six-Day Remand by CBI
Special CBI court sent TMC MP Sudip Bandyopadhyay to a six day remand. He was produced in Bhubaneshwar Court earlier on Wednesday in connection with the case.
Bandyopadhyay’s lawyer Rajdeep Majumdar had commented on this and said:
Bandyopadhyay’s Wife Registers Complaint
Sudip Bandyopadhyay’s wife has registered a complaint against the CBI in Bidhan Nagar, West Bengal, alleging that she was not informed of his arrest. She also alleged that none of the family members were informed as to where Bandyopadhyay was taken after the arrest.
TMC's Chandrima Bhattacharya also filed a complaint against the CBI in the Anandpur police station.
TMC Legislative Assembly to Meet at 12 pm
The Trinamool Congress’s Legislative Assembly members will meet the Governor today at 12 pm over TMC MP Sudip Bandyopadhyay’s arrest.
TMC workers, on the other hand, continue to create ruckus in the state. They have blocked NH-2 near Asansol in protest against Bandyopadhyay’s arrest. Several vehicles have been stranded due to the same.
After BJP Office, BJP Leader’s House Arrested
BJP leader Krishna Bhattacharya’s house was attacked late Tuesday night by Trinamool Congress workers, only hours the BJP’s Kolkata office was attacked following the arrest of TMC MP Sudip Bandyopadhyay by the CBI.
The MP was arrested in connection with his involvement in the Rose Valley chit fund scam.
Didi Cries Foul Over ‘Trinamool Bandi’
West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee vowed to take to the streets on Wednesday after Bandyopadhyay’s arrest.
She also accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of “Trinamool-bandi after note-bandi” alleging that her party is being persecuted for its aggressive campaign against notes ban.
"I am shocked, but not scared. Let him arrest all of us. I openly challenge him to arrest me. Let me see his guts. He may silence others, but not me. He can't suppress our voice. He can't bulldoze people's voice," Banerjee said, "We will fight legal battle in every case."
TMC Workers Take to Streets
Moments after Bandyopadhyay was taken into custody by the CBI, violent TMC followers attacked and vandalised the BJP office in Kolkata.
The CRPF was deployed outside the BJP office in Kolkata late on Tuesday evening to control the violent protests.
The CBI had earlier arrested another TMC MP Tapas Paul last week for his alleged links to Kolkata-headquartered Rose Valley, headed by Gautam Kundu. Kundu has been in judicial custody for several months now.
Several senior TMC MLAs and MPs, including Saugata Roy, Dinesh Trivedi and Partha Chatterjee, arrived at the CBI office in Kolkata on Tuesday evening.
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