Days after cases were filed against Mamata Banerjee's family for allegedly encroaching public land the Bengal Chief Minister on Wednesday asked the State Chief Secretary to "bulldoze and blow" up such encroached properties if the allegations were found to be true. "Allegations have been leveled against me that my family has forcibly occupied Government lands ... The charge is utterly false as our ancestors came here as Prajas (Theeka Tenants) of Rani Rashmani's estate," the Chief Minister said.
Iterating that neither she nor any member of her family had encroached others' property Banerjee said, "I have told the Chief Secretary to initiate an investigation into the matter and if my family or I am found guilty of encroaching properties then immediately bulldoze or blow them up... There is no need to get my permission."
Opposition BJP and Left have often brought complains of forced occupation of others' properties against the Banerjees.
Reacting to her statement Bengal BJP president Sukanta Majumdar said that there were "numerous cases of priced properties being purchased for throwaway price by the relatives of the Chief Minister," adding the Bengal Police would never do anything regarding that... "She is only trying to evoke sympathy by making such statements... It is all drama."