BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari said that police personnel and civilian volunteers in plain clothes were walking in different parts of the island. (Image: PTI)
BJP IT cell chief Amit Malviya said the West Bengal police, on the instructions of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, conducted a ‘midnight operation’ to intimidate Sandeshkhali voters.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday said the Trinamool Congress-led West Bengal government is using state machinery to influence voters in the Basirhat Lok Sabha seat, including Sandeshkhali—the epicenter of the TMC BJP faceoff. Sandeshkhali river island in Basirhat subdivision of North 24 Parganas district of Bengal voted in the seventh phase of Lok Sabha Election 2024 today.
BJP IT cell chief Amit Malviya said the West Bengal police, on the instructions of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, conducted a ‘midnight operation’ to intimidate Sandeshkhali voters.
In the midnight operation, the WB Police, on the instructions of Mamata Banerjee, went door to door in Bermajur, ie at #Sandeshkhali, and intimidated BJP booth agents. Women are threatened and abused. His voter card was confiscated and he was told not to… pic.twitter.com/bPSPed86VS— Amit Malviya (मोदी का पारिवर) (@amitmalviya) May 31, 2024
“In a midnight operation, WB Police, on Mamata Banerjee’s instructions, went door to door in Bermajur, which is in #Sandeshkhali, and terrorized BJP booth agents. Women were threatened and harassed. Voters’ cards were confiscated and they were told not to sit in booths tomorrow. . Power has been shut down. Local TMC thugs are not accompanying, as it should be, Mamata Banerjee will pay for her sins,” he said Malviya in a post on X.
BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari also said that police personnel and civilian volunteers in plain clothes were walking in different parts of the island to threaten voters, especially women.
Mamata Banerjee’s last ditch attempt is desperate to stop Sandeshkhali before the Elections. pic.twitter.com/3SjeYfTMVT— Suvendu Adhikari (Modi Ka Parivar) (@SuvenduWB) May 31, 2024
“Mamata Banerjee’s last comments are desperate to prevent Sandeshkhali before the Elections. “Chappal wearing” Police Personnel & Civil Volunteers in plain clothes roaming in various areas of Sandeshkhali to intimidate and threaten Voters, especially women. But they were faced by the brave ladies of Sandeshkhali in Booth nos 153 & 154; Constituency of Sandeshkhali. Voters of DPRD will vote tomorrow (technically today). Police are trying their best to elect the ruling party.
The minority-dominated Basirhat Lok Sabha seat, and the Sandeshkhali segment in particular, is a microcosm of the wider electoral battle that has gained national attention over allegations of atrocities against women and land grabbing by local TMC leaders.
Sandeshkhali had been in the limelight on January 5 and a team of the Enforcement Department was raided there when it raided the premises of TMC leader Shajahan Sheikh in connection with the ration scam.
The BJP has escalated the issue by fielding Rekha Patra, a prominent local protester, against TMC veteran Haji Nurul Islam.
The CPI (M) has fielded former MLA Nirapada Sardar, making it a three-cornered contest.
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