New Delhi: The West Bengal Police detained and later launched the state BJP president Sukanta Majumdar on Thursday after he staged a protest demanding the arrest of TMC chief Shahjahan Sheikh within the violence-affected Sandeshkhali space of North 24 Parganas district. The BJP chief was taken into custody by the police whereas he was protesting in entrance of a police station in Sandeshkhali. After his launch, Majumdar stated that the police forcefully picked me up and arrested and detained me. The BJP state chief alleged that the “police lifted them forcefully”. “I used to be arrested, then made to signal a bail bond and later launched. We have been arrested for sitting on a dharna right here. We’ll proceed to lift our voices and protest till our staff are allowed to go to Sandeshkhali,” he added.
“We have been sitting on a protest and so they have been saying that we have been breaking 144. This partial 144 is not going to work. We must go to courtroom if wanted. There was a battle with our safety forces. The media was stopped and cameras have been turned off. The voice of the opposition is being suppressed. The police can battle as a lot as they need. We’ll sit right here,” the Bengal BJP chief added.
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Majumdar had acquired permission from the police to go to the troubled space in Sandeshkhali on Thursday. He was accompanied by numerous safety personnel and interacted with the ladies of Sandeshkhali who’ve been agitating towards the alleged atrocities dedicated by the TMC chief and his associates. Earlier within the day, Majumdar had additionally visited the jailed occasion staff within the Basirhat space of the district.
Talking to information company ANI, Majumdar stated that he was not allowed to go contained in the jail and meet the occasion staff. “They (jail administration) didn’t allow me to go inside. I’ll meet them (occasion staff) from exterior identical to a standard household,” he stated.
He additionally stated that he had given a written request to fulfill Vikas Singh and 11 different occasion staff who he claimed have been harmless and had finished nothing flawed. “They (administration) stated that solely native MP is allowed to fulfill. I requested them to point out me the Act the place it’s written. As an MP, it’s my authorized proper to go to the jail. I’m right here until the jailer’s sense prevails, however it appears those that are on the opposite aspect of the decision aren’t permitting it. For Mamata Banerjee, her will is the structure,” he stated.
Majumdar additionally raised questions on why the TMC chief Sheikh Shahjahan had not been arrested but and stated that he wished to ask the DGP about it. He stated that the ST Fee should go to the world as nearly all of the victims of the Sandeshkhali violence have been STs.
On Monday, Majumdar had introduced that the BJP would maintain a 72-hour-long protest within the coming days demanding the arrest of Sheikh Shahjahan amid the unrest within the state over the Sandeshkhali problem.
Addressing a press convention in New Delhi, Majumdar stated, “We’ll maintain a minimal 72-hour lengthy protest within the coming days demanding the arrest of Sheikh Shahjahan. The possible day of protest is February 22.”
He additionally criticized Mamata Banerjee for accusing the BJP of instigating violence within the state and stated that she needs to be extra delicate in the direction of the ladies within the state and chorus from making such statements.
SC Stays Privileges Committee Proceedings
In the meantime, the Supreme Court docket on Monday stayed the Lok Sabha Privileges Committee proceedings towards West Bengal senior officers within the matter regarding the Sandeshkhali protest.
The Privileges Committee discover got here on a grievance filed by BJP Member of Parliament Sukanta Majumdar for alleged misconduct, brutality, and inflicting life-threatening accidents by the police officers and district administration of Basirhat, North 24 Parganas District of West Bengal.
West Bengal’s Sandeshkhali space has been witnessing large unrest for over 10 days as girls protestors are searching for justice towards alleged atrocities dedicated by TMC chief Sheikh Shajahan and his aides.
