THE dying of 4 individuals in firing by the CISF in “self-defence”, throughout polling in Cooch Behar in north Bengal on Saturday, comes after days of buying and selling of prices between the Trinamool and BJP over the presence of Central forces for the elections.
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has repeatedly accused the Central forces of appearing on the behest of the Centre (learn the BJP) and of atrocities. She has even urged individuals to “gherao” the forces in the event that they see any “wrongdoing”. The BJP, together with Home Minister Amit Shah, has repeatedly pressured their “patriotism”. Senior Trinamool chief and minister Rabindranath Ghosh on Friday advised voters to go to polling cubicles with lathis, to protect in opposition to the CRPF “creating disturbance”.
The Bengal authorities has been attacking the forces since they arrived within the state earlier than the declaration of the ballot schedule, and the criticism continued till finish of campaigning for the fourth section Saturday. The Election Commission had served a discover on Banerjee for her “prima facie completely false, provocative and intemperate statements” in opposition to the Central forces, and in her reply Saturday she stood by her remarks.
On April 7, addressing a gathering within the Cooch Behar Uttar Assembly seat, Banerjee stated: “CRPF jadi gondogol kore, oder gherao kore rakhben. Ek dal gherao korben, aar ek dal vote dite jaben. Vote ta kintu nosto korbe na, tahole ora moja peye jabe. Etai oder chal (If the CRPF creates disturbance, gherao them. One group should gherao them, and another should go cast their vote. Don’t waste your vote, or else they will have fun. That is their plan).”
At a gathering in Sitalkuchi the identical day, the CM stated, “Central force eshe bhoy dekhabe, bolbe ‘Vote nahin dena hai’. Apnara jot badhben, bolben ‘Tum log yahan se bhago, hum log vote denge’ (Central forces will come and scare you, tell you, ‘You can’t vote’. You should get together and say,. ‘Get out of here, we will vote).”
Accusing the Central forces of appearing at Shah’s behest, Banerjee added, “The CRPF shouldn’t obstruct them from entering polling booths. I respect the real jawans but I do not respect those creating nuisance, attacking women and harassing people at the behest of the BJP.”
On April 8, at a public assembly at Domjur in Howrah, the day campaigning ended for the fourth section, the CM repeated the accusation that the Central forces had been engaged on directions from Delhi. “They are committing atrocities on villagers before polling day, many of them are harassing women. They are asking people to vote for the BJP.”
Then, a day earlier than polling in Cooch Behar, North Bengal Development Minister and TMC candidate from Natabari Assembly seat within the space Rabindranath Ghosh advised Trinamool voters to go to polling cubicles with lathis and tackle the CRPF and BJP goons in the event that they “create disturbance”.
“People will go to the booths to cast their vote. If the CRPF and goons of BJP create disturbance, people will resist. Trinamool voters will go to booths. If they face obstacles, they will do whatever is necessary. For self-defence they will use lathis. They will carry lathis to polling booths… It is clear, they will not sit helplessly,” he stated.
Earlier, Banerjee claimed {that a} lady was molested by a CRPF personnel on April 6 at Ramnagar in Tarakeshwar Police Station space, saying a grievance had been lodged. She stood by this cost in her reply to the EC on Saturday.
The BJP and Amit Shah have accused Mamata of pushing Bengal in direction of anarchy with such statements. Addressing a press convention in Kolkata on Friday, Shah stated, “I have never come across a CM or the president of a political party who uses the kind of words Mamata Banerjee is using against Central forces. Is she trying to create anarchy? She must have some common sense and should know that during elections Central forces do not function under the Home Ministry. They are under the control of the Election Commission now.”
Shah stated the TMC’s assaults on Central forces confirmed its “frustration” at the truth that it’s shedding.