The Trinamul Congress on Monday called upon the bureaucrats, police and the state government employees not to get involved in any controversial decisions of the Left Front government whose days were numbered.
Apparently confident that the Trinamul Congress would sweep to power in the Assembly polls, leader of Opposition Partha Chatterjee said, “The Left Front government is on its way out. Anticipating its ouster, the state government has started removing and destroying many important and controversial files and documents. The government is also trying to push for the passage of several bills which is an unethical act because it has lost its mandate which had been evident from the outcome of last few elections. We, therefore, appeal to the bureaucrats, police and the state government employees to stay away from these controversial issues.”
Mr Partha Chatterjee was addressing a news conference after the Trinamul Congress and the Congress staged a joint walkout from the Assembly, demanding the withdrawal of the West Bengal Land Reforms (Amendment) Bill, 2010. However, this bill and the West Bengal Acquisition of Homestead Land for Agricultural Labourers, Artisans and Fishermen (Amendment) Bill, 2010, were passed.
The Trinamul Congress and the Congress leaders also called on governor M.K. Narayanan in the afternoon.
“We have informed the governor that the state government has been removing and destroying many important files, apprehending that those can put them in trouble after their exit from power,” Mr Partha Chatterjee said.
“We have also told him that this government has no moral right to introduce new bills in the House,” he added.
While, giving his reply on the discussions on The West Bengal Land Reforms (Amendment) Bill, 2010, state land and land reforms minister Abdur Rezzak Mollah refuted the claims of the Opposition. “If people give their mandate against us in 2011, you will come to power. If you have the courage, then you can overturn our decisions by bringing in amendments,” Mr Mollah said.