Amid political “turmoil” in the national Capital, Delhi BJP on Monday staged a protest against the alleged killing of two party workers and disturbed law and order situation in West Bengal.
Accusing West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over the issue, the members of Delhi BJP staged a protest march at Teenmurti Road, however police reached before they could reach at the states's guest house at Chanakyapuri , where CM was staying.
It may be recalled Banerjee was in Delhi to attend Niti Aayog governing council meeting and she left Delhi in afternoon.
The march was led by BJP Delhi president Manoj Tiwari and MPs Rupa Ganguly and Ramesh Bidhuri. Other party leaders from the national capital and Bengal also participated in the protest.
“There is no law and order in the state (Bengal). People are scared to come out of their houses. The Trinamool Congress (TMC) has recently murdered two of our workers and the police is trying to cover it up, saying they committed suicide.
“Mamata Banerjee cannot control her own state, but she is in Delhi to show solidarity to Delhi chief minister (Arvind Kejriwal) who is also not being able to control his state,” Ganguly, a BJP MP from West Bengal, said.
Protest marches would be taken out in West Bengal and other parts of the country. The people would rise against the atrocities committed by the state government, she said.
Meanwhile Tiwari visited Delhi secretariat to see for himself the ground situation. “I found that officers were easily available for meeting and administrative works were going on. Tiwari said after meeting the protesting BJP leaders in secretariat
Meanwhile the other leaders of BJP continued its counter-protest against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his Cabinet colleagues' sit-in at the lieutenant Governor's residence.
BJP MP Pravesh Singh Saheb Verma, MlAs Vijender Gupta and Manjinder Singh Sirsa and suspended Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MlA Kapil Mishra started their indefinite hunger strike on June 15 against the non-performance of the Kejriwal government and their failure in providing water to the people.
leader of opposition (lOP) in Delhi assembly said that the doctors have asked all the four to get admitted in a hospital as their ketone levels have increased.
“We refused to go... We will continue our indefinite hunger strike until the Chief Minister ensures water supply to all and joins his office back,” Gupta said. Thanking the people of Delhi “for their support”, Sirsa tweeted that he will also continue his “hunger strike until the Delhi government ensures water supply”.