Kolkata, (Hindustan Reporter). The two-day strike by the ruling Trinamool Congress demanding payment of dues of West Bengal ended in the national capital Delhi on the night of October 3. After this, about two and a half thousand MNREGA workers from West Bengal, including Trinamool representatives, left for Bengal. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has expressed displeasure over the detention of her nephew Abhishek Banerjee and other leaders in Delhi.
He has said that this is the darkest day for democracy. In fact, the Trinamool delegation led by Abhishek Banerjee had reached Krishi Bhawan to meet the Union Minister of State for Rural Development. After not being able to meet here, they all staged a protest. On this the police picked him up and took him to Mukherjee Nagar police station. After being kept in custody for about two hours, he was released late at night.
Regarding this, Mamta Banerjee wrote late night on micro blogging site X, today is a dark and black day for democracy. BJP’s hatred towards the people of West Bengal and their irresponsible conduct towards the rights of the poor has come to the fore. Democratic values also seem to be completely gone. First of all he stopped the money of the poor of West Bengal. When our representative tried to meet him by protesting peacefully in Delhi, we were treated brutally. First at Rajghat and later at Krishi Bhawan, Delhi Police tortured our representatives.
It is noteworthy that Trinamool Congress has protested in Delhi against stopping the funds of 100 days employment guarantee scheme MNREGA in West Bengal. The party started it from Rajghat on October 2. Protested at Jantar Mantar for two days.
Source: dainikbhaskarup.com
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