NB Viewpoint | Did TMC route public funds to deploy police during selection of panchayat candidates?
The BJP MLA asked the DP to come clean on whether a pecuniary amount was deposited by the TMC for deploying the men in uniform for the duration of primaries, which is two months
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"Apropos several media reports and footage, it has come in the public domain that the West Bengal Police was deployed during the primaries to select panchayat candidates of Trinamool Congress ( TMC ) in Cooch Behar and other districts of West Bengal" - Suvendu Adhikari
Kolkata, May 2: BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari on Monday (May 1) wrote to West Bengal Director General of Police (DGP) Manoj Malviya seeking an inquiry on whether the ruling Trinamool Congress ( TMC ) routed public funds for the deployment of police force at primaries to select the party's panchayat candidates in Cooch Behar district.
Taking to Twitter, Adhikari said if the DGP fails to furnish the necessary details, he will pursue the legal recourse. "TMC (regional party) using police force as a private security agency. I have asked the @DGPWestBengal to inform me whether TMC (regional party) has deposited cost for deployment of police force at Trinamool panchayat primaries. Failure to do so would prompt me to knock on the doors of justice on behalf of the people of Bengal. I believe this is a necessary step to stop the autocratic queen (Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee) from using the state exchequer as her personal piggy bank," Adhikari tweeted.
TMC(regional party) using police force as private security agency. I have asked the @DGPWestBengal to inform me whether TMC(regional party) has deposited cost for deployment of police force at Trinamool panchayat primaries, failure to do so would be me knocking the doors of… pic.twitter.com/Q4jOJnQpGv
— Suvendu Adhikari • শুভেন্দু অধিকারী (@SuvenduWB) May 1, 2023
Further, in his letter to the DGP, Adhikari sought to know under which law was police procedure deployed for the Trinamool's primaries for the panchayat polls, as they serve no public interest. He added that the police is raised and maintained with the public money and they were accountable to the people for their actions.
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Saying that there exists a pro-forma and a consequent rate chart for the deployment of police force, the BJP MLA asked the DP to come clean on whether a pecuniary amount was deposited by the TMC for deploying the men in uniform for the duration of primaries, which is two months. He added that if such a payment was made, the amount should be made public.
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