It never happened in my life that I had to come back home from my way to office. It happened today as TMC supporters blocked all main roads on my way in the suburban, in the city and on the Highway at the outskirts of the city.
Sitaram Yechuri has said that Kolkata has become the rape capital of India. I may not say that, but I am worried that teen aged girls from schools and young ladies from educational hubs and workplaces have been stranded mid-way in a volatile and insecure situation.
If any one of them faces untoward incident, I am afraid Mamata Banerjee would not be able to hide her face.
CBI acted and Madan Mitra, the senior minister and most faithful colleague in her political life since day one, has been arrested. Mitra had been hospitalised for long complaining serious illness to delay the destiny but doctors in his den in SSKM Hospital could not prove any illness whatsoever.
In a major development, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday arrested West Bengal State Transport Minister and Trinamool Congress leader Madan Mitra after questioning him for his alleged role in the multi-crore rupee Saradha chit fund scam case.
I am afraid that Didi has already finalised a date with her destiny.
All political parties seem to be united to demand her arrest. As the arrest of Madan Mitra has created the hell losing all over and TMC workers have enough homework toes set Bengal on fire if their leaders land into the prison. I am afraid Bengal would lag behind for decades for this political anarchy.
Mamata is a woman and belongs to a family background of a common citizen and she does not represent any dynasty whatsoever. Moreover, she has been standing with the victims all the time and her struggle is unprecedented as he rise has been.
It is just like a Greek tragedy for the Left, Congress me and I may not celebrate as the Left, BJP and Congress along with the victims of Sardha scams has begun the celebration all over Bengal. I am afraid of the clash between the two opposite sections of the masses highly communalised thanks to high voltage RSS campaign to capture Bengal.
Arrest of Mamata Banerjee is not going to help either the Left or the Congress. It favours the rise of BJP only and keeping in mind the free market hindutva agenda, we have to be afraid rather.
Addressing a press conference here, taking strong exception to the arrest, Banerjee said, “BJP is trying to bulldoze the democratic institution. Mitra's arrest is illegal and unconstitutional, BJP is misusing the power.”
“Madan Mitra was called in for questioning and was arrested. This is political vendetta,” she added.
Calling the arrests made by the CBI in the Saradha chit fund scam as unethical, the chief minister termed today's development as 'BJP's Goondaism in Bengal.'
Further reacting over Mitra's arrest, Banerjee said, “Arresting our minister is a bullying tactic. How can the government be kept in dark over minister's arrest?”
She added, “if tomorrow I arrest a Central minister in Bengal, what they will do? ‘Why no action against CPM?”
Further backlashing against the Narendra Modi-led NDA government, Mamata said, "BJP government at the Centre is 'coward', acting like an 'autocrat'. It is a conspiracy."
"I will go, visit Madan Mitra. Ask them to arrest with whatever police Narendra Modi, BJP president have got at their disposal," Mamata Banerjee told reporters here.
"Madan Mitra submitted his resignation letter, but I am not accepting it because his arrest is illegal," she added.
During the press conference Mamata also announced that the All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) plans to stage a major demonstration tomorrow in protest against Madan Mitra's arrest by the CBI.
Prior to the press conference, the arrested TMC minister Madan Mitra had complained of chest pain during a medical examination before being sent to the police custody.
However, the CPI (M) welcomed the development stating Mitra should have been arrested earlier. "This should have happened earlier, three question marks have been erased," said CPI (M) leader Ritabrata Banerjee.
"Nothing to be surprised about, Madan Mitra was going from one hospital to the other to avoid being arrested," another CPI (M) leader Nilotpal Basu said.
Meanwhile, Leader of the Opposition in West Bengal Assembly Surjya Kanta Mishra also demanded immediate questioning of Mamata Banerjee and others in the Saradha scam. "We will now hit the streets with this demand and demands for action against other Ponzi companies as also refund of money to the cheated depositors," Mishra said.
The CBI had last month arrested TMC Member of Parliament Srinjoy Bose in connection with the scam.
The Kolkata-based Saradha Group, Ponzi scheme had over 10,000 registered chit funds across the country and with an aggregate turnover of Rs 30,000 crore per annum.
The Saradha Group is said to have defrauded thousands of investors, including poor people, in West Bengal, leading to the arrest of its owner Sudipta Sen.
O- Palash Biswas

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