Birbhum killings: Don’t defame police force for fault of a few, says Mamata Banerjee
Admitting that the police had erred in the beginning, Banerjee said they should have apprehended that something might happen in retaliation to the TMC leader’s murder.
“There is a mistake on that front, but we have taken action – the OC and the SDPO have been removed, 22 people including the TMC block president (Anarul Hossain) have been arrested,” she said, adding that all the arrested are TMC supporters.
She said the state-appointed SIT had done a lot of work in its investigation which was later handed over to the CBI following an order of the Calcutta High Court.
“A deplorable incident has occurred in which a Trinamool Congress leader was murdered and those whose houses caught fire were also of the Trinamool and still, it is the TMC which is being abused,” she said.
“Will you blame me for a problem between two localities? Will the CPI(M), Congress or BJP hold rallies smearing my face with black ink?” she asked.
The chief minister asked how many CBI probes were ordered in incidents of violence at Unnao, Hathras or Lakhimpur Kheri in BJP-ruled Uttar Pradesh.
“People died in Delhi violence and Assam and Uttar Pradesh over NPR and NRC. Did anyone get justice?” she asked.
Banerjee warned of political movement by the TMC if the CBI deviates from the probe and “does anything else at the bidding of the BJP, CPI(M) or Congress.”
She claimed that the real motive of the opposition is to prevent industrialisation and job creation in West Bengal.
Accusing the opposition of maligning the whole police force for the fault of a few, she asked what will happen if they are not available.
“If it happens tomorrow that there is not a single policeman on the road or is not available in police stations and does not protect us when we sleep at night, will police from Delhi come to do these duties?” she asked.
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