Post-poll clash: Blood on Didi’s hands, says Nadda
Indicting Trinamul Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee of her direct role in the merciless killings of his party cadres in post-poll violence in West Bengal, BJP president J.P. Nadda on Wednesday ridiculed her of beginning her third term as Chief Minister of the state with the victims’ “blood on her hands.”
Nadda, who undertook a two-day state visit from Tuesday to meet the victims’ families, put the saffron party workers’ death toll at 14, which was nine earlier, while asserting, “We will fight it till the conclusive end.”
He, however, rejected the demand by a section of his party including Rajya Sabha MP Roopa Ganguly for the Article 356 imposition by the Centre in the state.
The BJP chief alleged, “The way brutal killings of our party workers were carried and Mamataji remained silent for 36 hours despite being as a caretaker CM, it shows her role. Her silence speaks about her involvement. And she starts her third term with blood on her hands.”
He also claimed, “the TMC targeted the grassroot level BJP workers and their families also. They also aimed at the women. Cases of molestation and rape have come to light. When I used to say during my poll campaign here that the women are the most unsafe, I was true. We respect a mandate. But a mandate can not hide the truth.”
Nadda was referring to the wild claims of his party about the gang-rape of two of its female polling agents and random mole-station of many others at Nanoor in Birbhum. back myself from taking strong steps against anyone indulging in violence.”
She added: “I just took the oath. You know the police personnel of this government worked under the Election Commission for the last three months. A political party unleashed atrocities in the seats that it won. We will ensure that no one is spared. I will create a new set up today itself because this was not mine in the last three months. Moreover, a lot of ineffectiveness and inefficiencies were there. I call upon all not to mete out retribution to anyone.”
Congratulating Banerjee on winng a third term, Dhankhar told her: “I hope that governance will be according to the Constitution and the rule of law. India is a great democracy, where power emanates from the process of law. We are at the moment in a very difficult crisis. I am getting reports from within and outside the country. People are worried. I have been in touch with the honourable CM. She has taken steps when I indicated to her.”