Asks police to be cautious when making arrests but strict in dealing with “murderers”.
He refutes Mamata's allegation that there was a bid to kill her on August 9
“By holding a rally, she will incite Maoists to kill more people”.
KOLKATA: Vowing to “uproot” the Trinamool Congress-Maoist combine from the soil of Paschim Medinipur district soon, West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee warned the Trinamool Congress leadership on Saturday against supporting the left-wing extremists.
Mr. Bhattacharjee was addressing a rally organised by the Left Front committee of the Maoist-affected district at Midnapore town.
Meanwhile, suspected supporters of the Maoist-backed Police Santrash Birodhi Janasadharaner Committee (PSBJC) set ablaze a truck near Lodhashuli in Jhargram on National Highway 6 shortly after the rally.
Superintendent of Police of Jhargram police district Pravin Tripathi said that 20 per cent of the truck was damaged before security forces deployed along the highway for the Chief Minister's visit rushed to the spot and extinguished the fire.
“Will only create chaos”.
Referring to Trinamool chief Mamata Banerjee's announcement that she would be visiting the district early next week, he said: “By holding a rally, she will only incite the Maoists to kill more people, render hundreds homeless and create chaos in the region. Every word that she utters is a lie. After the accident of the Jnaneswari Express that killed 149 people, she addressed a rally attended by the Maoists even as the investigating agencies found the rebels responsible for the mishap.”
Mr. Bhattacharjee also refuted Ms. Banerjee's allegation that there was an attempt to kill her on her way back to the city after attending the Lalgarh rally on August 9 as “one of her several lies.”
“No one wanted to kill her though she went on accusing the State government of plotting against her and even falsely implicated a Sikh driver of trying to kill her,” he said.
On Subsidies
Emphasising the need for providing subsidised foodgrains and creating employment avenues for the hundreds of homeless people who have recently returned to their villages, Mr. Bhattacharjee said he has asked the district administration to provide rice at Rs. 2 per kg to every poor person in the region irrespective of their Below Poverty Line (BPL) or Above Poverty Line (APL) status.
“The State government will provide additional funds required for the measure. I have also asked the administration to arrange for work for the people with available funds. On the issue of banks remaining closed most of the time due to the unrest, the administration will provide security to banks to function smoothly,” he added.
With reports of police atrocities on tribal villagers during security operations pouring in, Mr. Bhattacharjee asked the police to be cautious when making arrests but strict in dealing with “murderers.”
Jobs for 6,000
Saying that the boundary-building work at the site of the 10-million-tonne Jindal steel plant at Salboni in the district is expected to be completed by December, he added that about 6,000 people from the region would get employment once the plant starts functioning.
Courtesy: http://hindu.com/2010/10/03/stories/2010100363031100.
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