BJP Leader Pledges Sandeshkhali Atrocities Probe and Threatens Legal Action Against Mamata Banerjee
Suvendu Adhikari vows to investigate alleged abuses in Sandeshkhali and accuses West Bengal CM of shielding perpetrators, while Mamata Banerjee dismisses claims as false propaganda.
- Suvendu Adhikari, Leader of Opposition in West Bengal, announced plans for a commission to investigate alleged atrocities against women in Sandeshkhali if the BJP comes to power.
- Adhikari accused Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of protecting local TMC leaders implicated in sexual harassment and land-grabbing allegations earlier in 2024.
- Mamata Banerjee, during her visit to Sandeshkhali, rejected the allegations as baseless and attributed them to a political conspiracy involving money and misinformation.
- The Sandeshkhali controversy has become a focal point for both BJP and TMC ahead of upcoming bypolls in the Basirhat Lok Sabha constituency, following the death of the sitting MP.
- The TMC countered Adhikari's statements, asserting that the BJP's influence in West Bengal is waning and dismissing his claims of future electoral success as unrealistic.