Mamata ready to quit over misuse of force by CPI(M)

Dec 23, 2010 |

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Kolkata, Dec. 22: The Union railway minister, Ms Mamata Banerjee, on Wednesday said that she was ready to quit if she cannot prove that the CPI(M) was misusing the Central security forces brought for anti-Maoist operations in West Bengal.

“The CPI(M) is misusing the Central forces. I would have nothing to say if the Central forces were used against the Maoists. If I cannot prove that the Central forces are being misused by the CPI(M), I am ready to quit. Will the CPI(M) government also do so?” the Trinamul Congress chief said.

The railway minister said if she could prove that the forces were being used, then the Centre would have to withdraw them from the state. “The Central forces are being used to kill Trinamul Congress workers

in West Bengal. 2,000 workers and supporters have been killed since the Lok Sabha elections,” she claimed.

Ms Banerjee said she had met the Congress president, Mrs Sonia Gandhi, the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, and apprised them about the CPI(M)’s terror tactics.

“We have been stating repeatedly that state sponsored violence is going on. How many times we will have to say this? Our party met the Union home minister, Mr P. Chidambaram, 20 times,” she said.

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