Outgoing West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee says,
"After first round of counting, they started saying that BJP is getting 195-200. You didn't wait for the final result. You didn't even wait for 5-6 rounds. After that campaign with the press media, BJP went inside the polling station and they started beating the people, counting agents.
"When I came to know that all counting agents are withdrawn, I was leading by about 30,000 and about 5 rounds were left. We should have got more than 32,000. Then the BJP candidate went inside along with 200 CRPF personnel and 200 outside goons, then they beat up our people. Even women were not spared and they snatched away all forms.
"When I came to know, I went there. They stopped my car but I took another route. When I entered, CRPF told me that I was not allowed to go. I said that I am a candidate...
"Then I complained to the RO that counting should be stopped immediately until normalcy is restored. I saw the DEO. I know that he gave a message to someone 15 days ago that 'counting mein khel hoga'...I went inside for a few minutes. They kicked me in my belly, backside and manhandled and assaulted me. That time CCTV was off...".
Mamata Banerjee says, "Sonia ji, Rahul Gandhi, Arvind Kejriwal, Uddhav Thackeray, Akhilesh Yadav, Tejashwi Yadav, Hemant Soren rang me up. All the allies of INDIA Alliance told me that they are totally and absolutely with me.
"I think our solidarity will be united and strong for the next days. Akhilesh requested me if he can come today itself but I told him to come tomorrow. So, he will come tomorrow. One by one everyone will come. My target is very clear. I will strengthen the INDIA team, just like a small person. I don't have any chair now, so
"I am a commoner. So, you cannot tell me that I am using your chair. I am now a free bird. I gave my entire life in service to the people, even in these 15 years I have not withdrawn one paisa of pension.
"I am not taking one paisa of salary also. But now, I am a free bird. So, I have to do some work, that I will manage to do."
TMC supremo said:
"So now we have decided that, regarding the Election Commission and the mechanisms they have used, we will not disclose our strategy at this moment. We will discuss it later. We are taking action, but the nature of that action requires further deliberation.
"Therefore, we are not revealing our confidential strategy right now. This is the first point. Second, we have decided to set up a fact-finding committee comprising ten members, including five MPs and others.
"They will visit all the affected areas. Our party offices have been targeted and captured in several places. There were even attempts to take over our headquarters yesterday, including at Abhishek’s (Banerjee) office, where incidents of stone-pelting and vandalism were reported...
"We have enough elected members with us. You cannot resort to such acts of intimidation and violence. If people are subjected to such harassment, across party lines and among all communities, castes, and religions, then they must understand that they may have to face similar resistance in the future. This approach is neither acceptable nor sustainable.”
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