The decision to crack the whip on Sardar, who is one of three Trinamul leaders at the receiving end of Sandeshkhali residents' anger, was taken at the behest of Diamond Harbour MP Abhishek Banerjee, party spokesperson and irrigation minister Partha Bhowmik said
'For the Trinamul government, it has become a tradition wherein their revised estimates on revenue receipts lag behind the budget estimates.. There was no exception to this even this year'
The protesting villagers, a large number of them women, armed with sticks, bamboos and kitchen knives have been demanding the arrest of absconding Trinamul leaders Sheikh Shahjahan and his aides Uttam Sardar and Hazra whom they accused of grabbing their land and other atrocities
Over the next three-five days, Trinamul women’s wing workers will be part of an extensive outreach initiative across Bengal, to apprise women of the decision and its benefits under Lakshmir Bhandar
The ruling party's allegation is that the live feed to the chief minister’s virtual press briefing was disconnected, a team from Hare Street police station will now have to investigate