Police intimidating TMC legislators and MPs to quit the party : Mamata

way2barak, June 2: Former West Bengal chief minister and TMC chief Mamata Banerjee on Monday slammed the BJP for “attacks on her party leaders and MLAs” and said the TMC will emerge stronger after these incidents.

“The way you assaulted the MP (Abhishek Banerjee) of the second-largest Opposition party is shocking. Doctors were called, yet hospitals were instructed not to provide treatment. What kind of absurd and authoritarian conduct is this,” she asked.

“TMC will become even stronger (from such incidents). Today, those who are making big claims that party leaders are not standing by the workers are spreading false information. Complete lawlessness is prevailing — even Hitler did not do such things. There are no words left to describe this situation…when language itself fails, it means oppression has crossed all limits. You cannot weaken TMC by intimidating or bribing a few MLAs and MPs; in fact, this is only making the party stronger,” Mamata said.

On “rebels” within the party, she said: “TMC is not for its leaders; it is for its workers. Some people enjoyed power for years, and the moment we suffered a setback, they appeared to have reached an understanding with another party.”

She alleged that police were intimidating TMC legislators and MPs to quit the party and join the BJP, claiming that a campaign of “threats and inducements” was underway to weaken the party.