Assam NRC row: TMC delegation detained at Silchar Airport, Mamata Banerjee calls it BJP’s frustration

Assam NRC row: TMC delegation detained at Silchar Airport, Mamata Banerjee calls it BJP’s frustration

TMC chief Mamta Banerjee said, "The police has removed our party members, even the females, all of them under this uncertain behavior."

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. (File) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. (File)

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday, Trinamool Congress Party (TMC) MPs were arrested at the Silchar airport by the Assam Police and allegedly after the arms and ammunition were interrupted in the Center and Assam Government. The delegation was on a two-day visit to the state where they were scheduled to participate in a conference against the Nationality National Registration (NRC) which was released on Monday.

While addressing the media, TMC chief honcho said, "A parliamentary delegation went to meet people (in Assam), they were not allowed outside the airport. Why is the Assam government dealing with the Center like this? ? It is a political mischief. BJP has only muscle power. "

He asked, "If Section 144 has been imposed in the area, why can not the delegation be found in two groups and can be found from the affected people whose names have not been shown in the NRC list?"

Accusing the Assam party of harassing his party MPs, the Chief Minister said, "Police have removed members and even women members. Apart from a minister of state, four women MPs and one woman The main whip of our party in the legislator and the Rajya Sabha - all of them were subjected to this uncertain behavior. "


On taking the previous step against the BJP-led government at the Center, Mamta said, "I think that this is the beginning of their end." They are disappointed, that is why they are acting like a bunch of goons. "

Former West Bengal state unit chief Dilip Ghosh's earlier remark is that if BJP is voted to power then the NRC will be implemented in the state, the TMC chief said, "Who are they? What is their significance in West Bengal? Nobody knows them, they are just some fools. Their existence is in their own question and they will implement NRC here? I see how they interfere. "

After the Trinamool Congress, the reaction of the TMC Supreme took place and two legislators were earlier detained in Silchar airport in the day.

According to the MPs, which included Sukhendra Shekhar Rai, Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar, Ratna De Nag, Rivermul Haq, Arpita Ghosh, Mamta Baala Thakur, Firhad Hakim and Mahua Moitra, the team arrived at the airport this afternoon and attended the conference, the state Apart from visiting different parts of

"As soon as we reached the arrival lounge of Silchar Airport, we faced a team including district magistrate and police officers. One policeman killed me on my chest. The police also destroyed Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar, Mamta Baala Thakur and Mahua Moitra. , "TMC Rajya Sabha MP Sukhendu Shekhar Ray charged.

He said, "Until they allow us to go out, we will sit here," he said, that he is awaiting party leadership's instructions on making his decision on his next move.

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Barasat Kakoli Lok Sabha MP Ghosh Dastidar said, "There are hundreds of policemen here, they did not allow us to leave the airport, they were taking our photographs, I asked them what law they were doing. They also snatched Mahua Moitra and Mamtawalla Thakur, and Sukhendar Shekhar Ray was also thrown out. "

He said, "Even there was also a Magistrate airport where we were limited to one room. Ghosh Dastidar said, "They were not listening to the reason."