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ddressing an election rally at Canning in south 24-Paragans, Home Minister P Chidambaram accused the CPM of neglecting Muslims and other minorities.
During its 34-year rule in the state, the Left Front government had done nothing for improving the plight of the poor, Muslims and other minorities. Instead, it misused Central funds meant for carrying out development projects in backward areas, he alleged.
On the eve of the third phase of Assembly elections for 75 seats in Kolkata and the two adjoining districts in 24-Parganas, Chidambaram participated in campaigning for Congress-Trinamool candidates in south 24-Parganas and Midnapore. He also held a press conference before returning to New Delhi. He said the state government had failed miserably on all fronts.
Ever since he took over as the Home Minister, he had been monitoring the law and order situation in West Bengal, he said. It had turned worst over the past one year. He blamed Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee and the CPM for the worsening law and order situation in the state.
He said after the killing of innocent TMC workers at Netai village, near Jangalmahal, he was convinced that Bhattacharjee had allowed his cadres and musclemen to establish a terror raj by attacking and killing their political rivals.
He said unless the cadre raj was changed, there was no scope for enforcing the rule of law in West Bengal. He assured the centre would render all help and cooperation to the state when the new Congress-TMC coalition government under Mamata Banerjee’s leadership was voted to power.
Reacting to Chidambaram’s allegations, Left Front chairman and state secretary of the CPM Biman Bose alleged the Home Minister was using a communal card to incite Muslims against the Left Front government. He said like Sonia Gandhi and Manmohan Singh, the Home Minister was also making false charges against them. He denied that the law and order situation in the state was bad.
During its 34-year rule in the state, the Left Front government had done nothing for improving the plight of the poor, Muslims and other minorities. Instead, it misused Central funds meant for carrying out development projects in backward areas, he alleged.
On the eve of the third phase of Assembly elections for 75 seats in Kolkata and the two adjoining districts in 24-Parganas, Chidambaram participated in campaigning for Congress-Trinamool candidates in south 24-Parganas and Midnapore. He also held a press conference before returning to New Delhi. He said the state government had failed miserably on all fronts.
Ever since he took over as the Home Minister, he had been monitoring the law and order situation in West Bengal, he said. It had turned worst over the past one year. He blamed Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee and the CPM for the worsening law and order situation in the state.
He said after the killing of innocent TMC workers at Netai village, near Jangalmahal, he was convinced that Bhattacharjee had allowed his cadres and musclemen to establish a terror raj by attacking and killing their political rivals.
He said unless the cadre raj was changed, there was no scope for enforcing the rule of law in West Bengal. He assured the centre would render all help and cooperation to the state when the new Congress-TMC coalition government under Mamata Banerjee’s leadership was voted to power.
Reacting to Chidambaram’s allegations, Left Front chairman and state secretary of the CPM Biman Bose alleged the Home Minister was using a communal card to incite Muslims against the Left Front government. He said like Sonia Gandhi and Manmohan Singh, the Home Minister was also making false charges against them. He denied that the law and order situation in the state was bad.
