Mamata Banerjee accused the BJP of using money and intimidation to influence people on Sunday. She claimed officials threaten TMC workers with jail and block access to her office. Challenging the party to a fair contest, she said, "If you have the courage, fight politically. We have no objection."
Banerjee challenges BJP to fight politically rather than resort to alleged intimidation, amid heightened political tensions in West Bengal
Mamata Banerjee accused the BJP of using money and intimidation to influence people and threatening TMC workers, MLAs and MPs with jail
She alleged that government officials were being used to intimidate people and that her party was being denied access to legal documents and her office
Banerjee challenged the BJP to fight politically rather than resort to alleged intimidation, amid heightened political tensions in West Bengal
Former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee has accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of using money and intimidation to influence people, while alleging a rise in police action against Trinamool Congress (TMC) workers.
In a statement shared on social media by Mamata AITC, Banerjee alleged that district magistrates, block development officers (BDOs) and superintendents of police were being used to threaten people.
"The BJP is using money and intimidation to influence people. Since yesterday, police atrocities have increased so much," Banerjee said on Sunday.
.Mamata-AITC asks why Manipur lacks security as Delhi Police files FIRs on 'tiranga' protest. She further alleged that people were being provided with legal documents, including stamp papers and notarised affidavits, by the BJP government, while similar facilities were being denied to her party.
Banerjee also claimed that even individuals visiting her office were being prevented from entering, questioning the state of civil liberties in the country.
"Can you imagine these atrocities? Are we independent? Do we have freedom in this country anymore?" she asked.
The former chief minister accused the BJP of attempting to lure people with money and threatening TMC workers, MLAs and MPs with imprisonment if they joined the party.
"Our great leaders fought and sacrificed their lives for freedom, and today we have to witness the BJP buying people with money and threatening our workers, MLAs and MPs with jail if they join the Trinamool Congress," she said.
Challenging the BJP to contest politically rather than resort to alleged intimidation, Banerjee added, "If you have the courage, fight politically. We have no objection to that."
The allegations come amid heightened political tensions in West Bengal. The claims made by Banerjee were not independently verified in the statement.