Kolkata:
Is there any stopping to Mamata Bannerjee hitting out at her own ally- the Congress?
Ahead of elections in West Bengal, Mamata in a rally criticised the Prime Minsiter, the Home Minister and the Finance Minister and warned the Centre to withdraw joint forces in 'junglemahal'.
Banerjee expressed her frustration that all her demands were falling on deaf ears.
She said that time and again she had told the Centre that CPI(M) cadre in police and security forces uniforms "were killing and terrorising innocent people with the direct help of the joint forces."
Banerjee also added that she had demanded winding up of CPI(M) armed camps and seizure of arms "at least 10 times to the prime minister, 20 times to the Union Home Minister, 30 times to the Union Finance Minister and even moved the Governor. I want the Centre concede our demands unilaterally. But it is of no avail and so I have come to the people to advise me on what to do in this situation," she said at the rally to demand withdrawal of the joint forces.
Pointing to the prohibitory orders remaining clamped for over a year in West Midnapore district, a part of 'junglemahal', she said no political party was allowed to enter there.
"There is no democracy at Lalgarh and adjacent areas in junglemahal. Had the Centre known this, it might have definitely taken action." Mamata concluded her speech saying this.