New Delhi: A political storm has been ignited in West Bengal following the arrests of two suspects, Mussavir Hussain Shazib and Abdul Mateen Taha, within the Bengaluru cafe blast case. Each hail from Kanthi within the East Midnapore district of West Bengal and have been apprehended by the Nationwide Investigation Company (NIA) on Friday. The controversy was sparked by Amit Malviya, the BJP’s IT Cell chief and the social gathering’s central observer for West Bengal. Malviya claimed that the arrests spotlight how West Bengal is turning into a sanctuary for terrorists.
In a publish on X, Malviya stated, “NIA detains two chief suspects within the Rameshwaram Cafe blast, bomber Mussavir Hussain Shazib and confederate Abdul Matheen Ahmed Taahaa, from Kolkata. Each probably belong to ISIS cells in Shivamogga, Karnataka. West Bengal, sadly, beneath Mamata Banerjee, has grow to be a protected haven for terrorists.”
Nevertheless, the West Bengal Police swiftly countered Malviya’s claims in an official assertion after his publish went viral. The assertion learn, “Opposite to the claims made by Amit Malviya, the actual fact is that two suspects within the Rameshwaram Cafe blast case have been arrested from Purba Medinipur in a JOINT operation by the West Bengal Police and the central intelligence companies. The proactive function of WBP within the matter has been formally acknowledged by the Central Companies. West Bengal has NEVER been a protected haven for terrorists and the state police will proceed to stay ever-vigilant in holding its individuals protected from nefarious actions.”
Echoing Malviya, Dr Sukanta Majumdar, BJP’s state president in West Bengal, argued that it’s pure for terrorists to contemplate the state as a protected shelter. He identified that West Bengal is the one state the place central company officers are attacked and overwhelmed up severely at any time when they try and take any motion towards anti-national actions.
Majumdar added, “As well as, the state police are initiating an investigation towards these central company sleuths based mostly on counter FIRs with baseless expenses. Naturally, such developments encourage anti-national parts.”
In response, Kunal Ghosh, the state normal secretary of Trinamool Congress, not directly hinted on the household of the chief of the opposition within the West Bengal Meeting, Suvendu Adhikari, who hails from Kanthi, the place the arrests have been made. Ghosh didn’t straight title the Adhikari household however stated, “Let me ask BJP leaders one query. The place are the arrests made? It’s Kanthi. Everyone knows which household and BJP’s principal chief runs unlawful actions from there. I urge the state companies to research this matter to seek out out the Household’s hyperlinks in offering shelter to anti-national forces.”
