Reiterating that the Trinamool Congress is hand-in-glove with Maoists in three south-western districts of West Bengal to “make its presence felt in those districts where it has no political existence”, Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, on Thursday, dared the party as well as the extremists to “face the Leftists in Paschim Medinipur and Purulia districts in the wake of resistance being put up by local people against the evil powers”.
Addressing a rally organised here by the All Bengal Primary Teachers' Association, Mr. Bhattacharjee pointed out that the Trinamool Congress' duplicity became explicit when it mourned a Maoist in an encounter with security forces, but it did not utter a single word in protest against the continuous killing of school teachers by the rebels in the Jangalmahal region.
“This party is essentially based on a pack of lies. It is now clear who were behind the Jnaneswari Express sabotage as against the Trinamool Congress' earlier claims. But the party has become silent about the issue,” he said.
Admitting that the Maoists were trying to strengthen their organisational base in Birbhum, Murshidabad and Nadia other than the 28 police station areas in Paschim Medinipur, Bankura and Purulia that were already affected by their presence, Mr. Bhattacharjee said that mass mobilisation along with security operations was the only way of driving the Maoists away from the State.
Mr. Bhattacharjee also criticised a section of the media for showing sympathy to and curiosity about the so-called Maoist revolution.
