Referring to Khanakul, the birthplace of 19th century social reformer Raja Rammohan Roy which was close to the venue of the public meeting, the Prime Minister said that the spirit of Roy, wherever it is, must be sad and weeping at the state of affairs in Bengal.”The TMC leaders of Sandeshkhali exceeded all limits in unleashing violence on the people. The women of Sandeshkhali asked Mamata for help. And what did she do? Instead, she did everything she could to protect those leaders,” Modi burst out.The Prime Minister claimed that it was on account of the BJP’s sustained leadership in galvanizing protests that the state administration was forced to finally bow down before the people of Sandeshkhali and arrest the prime accused who was absconding for nearly two months.Modi, evidently, was referring to the arrest of the now-suspended TMC leader Shajahan Sheikh who was arrested on Thursday after managing to evade police net for 55 days.Someone must have been protecting him, Modi declared and asked the gathering whether people would forgive and keep supporting such a political party in the state.Accusing the TMC government of being corrupt in all spheres, Modi also took a dig at the opposition bloc INDIA for acting like the fabled monkey sculptures of Gandhi who keep their eyes, ears and mouth shut in the face of the abuse which left Sandeshkhali simmering with discontent.The PM questioned why the Left and Congress leaders shied away from asking the tough questions to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
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