Another member of the group told reporters they would “peacefully sit on one side of the road”, without hindering the movement of vehicles till being allowed to proceed.Khanna said “What they have done is nothing but murder of democracy.They have illegally detained us.”The group comprising former judge, bureaucrats and journalist was slated to visit Sandeshkhali on February 25 to also probe alleged incidents of Trinamool Congress leaders grabbing residents’ land to convert into Bheris (fish farm).They were scheduled to visit Majherpara, Natun para, Patra para and Naskarpara Ras temple under the jurisdiction of Sandeshkhali police station limits.The committee is slated to submit a report to the constitutional authorities.Asked about the police action against the fact-finding team, Sujit Basu, one of the two West Bengal ministers who visited Sandeshkhali for the second day on Sunday, told reporters, “I don’t have any knowledge or information about that”.Meanwhile, ISF leader Ayesha Bibi was arrested from Sandeshkhali on Sunday for her alleged involvement in burning poultry farms of arrested local TMC leader Shibaprasad Hazra, an officer said.A few days back a fact-finding team of BJP consisting of Union minister Annapurna Devi, Pratima Bhowmik, MP Sunita Duggal, Kavita Patidar, Sangeeta Yadav and Rajya Sabha member and former director general of police of Uttar Pradesh Brij Lal was stopped by police from entering Sandeshkhali.On Saturday, a TMC delegation consisting of two West Bengal ministers Partha Bhowmik and Sujit Basu visited different parts of the riverine area, interacted with locals and promised their grievances will be addressed expeditiously.They had also promised all the guilty involved in alleged atrocities will be brought to book and the ruling party has ‘zero tolerance’ to wrongdoings of a section of local leaders.
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