(This is ultimate Goondaism.... a repeat of 2021 May drama .... where's SICKULARISM)
Trinamool Congress leader Shahjahan Sheikh allegedly attacked a team of ED officials triggering a major political row in the run up to the Lok Sabha polls.
The ED officials were in Sandeshkhali for conducting raids at his residence in connection with the ration distribution scam. "Mamata Banerjee has lost he right to be in office, she must step down," says BJP spokesman Gaurav Bhatia.
Congress leadership in West Bengal dumped the Mamata Banerjee-led outfit and demanded imposition of President's Rule in the state. State Congress president Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury says: “We demand that President’s rule should be immediately imposed in West Bengal".
Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Nisith Pramanik said, "State governments must provide officers of the central probe agency proper security and other resources. But, that has not happened in West Bengal.
The attack on the ED officers is an attack on the federal structure of the state.”
"The Centre has taken serious note of it, and we will also look into why similar incidents are repeatedly happening in West Bengal,” Pramanik said.
In a statement, the central probe agency said the mob marched towards its team and snatched mobile phones, laptops and cash from the officials.
According to the statement, its officials were "badly attacked" by crowds, and three officers suffered grievous injuries. "Other officers had to escape from the place of the incident without conducting search to save their lives as the mob became very violent and even chased the officials so as to deter the officials from performing their official duty," the probe agency said in a statement.
"The mob also snatched/robbed/stole the personal/official belongings of the ED officials such as their mobile phones, laptop, cash, wallets, etc," the statement added.
The Enforcement Directorate has filed a police complaint in the matter, seeking necessary action against those behind the incident.
Meanwhile, West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose also raised strong objection to the incident in Sandeshkhali and said that the responsibility to contain violence in Bengal lies with the state government.
He also met the injured ED officials at a hospital in Kolkata's Salt Lake City. "Bengal is not a banana republic. The sole responsibility of preventing violence is with the government. The government should act effectively or face consequences," Bose said.
"It (attack on the ED team) was a ghastly incident. It is alarming and deplorable. A civilised government must stop barbarism and vandalism in a democracy," he added.
The ED has been conducting raids for months in connection with the alleged ration distribution scam. According to the probe agency, nearly 30 per cent of the Public Distribution System (PDS) ration meant for beneficiaries in West Bengal was diverted to the open market.
In its statement released after the attack, ED also said that the raids were carried out on the basis of various FIRs registered by West Bengal Police. Many were allegedly found in unauthorized possession of PDS ration and were involved in bogus procurement of paddy, the ED said.
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BJP state president Sukanta Majumdar in a letter to Home Minister Amit Shah, urged for an immediate National Investigation Agency (NIA) probe into the assault, and the imposition of President's rule in the state.
“As the law and order situation in Bengal has crumbled thanks to @AITCofficial post the heinous attack on the ED officials at Sandeshkhali, I have written to the Hon'ble Home Minister @AmitShahJi to initiate NIA investigation into the matter to ensure the safety of the people of Bengal,” he said on X.
The BJP has also demanded deployment of central paramilitary forces to ensure the integrity of investigative procedures by central agencies.
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