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MHA directed Central forces to arrive late in Bengal: Adhir

Chowdhury was speaking to reporters after paying a visit to the residence of a party worker who was killed in Saturday's bombings in Purulia district.

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2 min readKolkataJul 10, 2023 04:19 AM IST First published on: Jul 10, 2023 at 04:19 AM IST

West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee president Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Sunday alleged the Union Home Ministry had directed the Central forces to delay their coming to the state to help ruling Trinamool Congress loot votes during the panchayat poll.

He also alleged that the BJP in New Delhi and the TMC had reached an understanding and “in exchange for this favour” TMC chief Mamata Banerjee would “play spoilsport” in the fight of a united opposition against the saffron party in 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

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“The Central forces were late in coming to Bengal under the instructions of the Union Home Minister and the BJP in New Delhi. They have an understanding with the TMC in Bengal and that is the reason the central forces were late in coming. They gave TMC the opportunity to loot votes, that is because, in the future, Didi (Mamata Banerjee) will be a ‘gaddar’ (traitor ) to break the proposed opposition front,” Chowdhury said.

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