Kolkata, Feb 4 (UNI) Union Minister and BJP MP from Asansol Babul Supriyo has said that President's rule should be imposed on West Bengal to control the "rogue" government. He said that this is a constitutional crisis created by Mamata Banerjee to "shield her corrupt and tainted accomplices" “President’s Rule should be imposed on West Bengal to control this ‘Rogue’ #TMchhi Govt under a corrupt CM MamtaBanerjee•This is a constitutional crisis ‘created’ by Mamta to shield her corrupt & tainted accomplices,” Mr Supriyo tweeted. “What's happening in Bengal? - Arrests CBI - Denied permission for rallies - Doesn’t let @AmitShah’s choppers land - Let’s her goonda party men to kill BJP supporters - Insults federal system We demand #PresidentRuleInBengal. #MamataFearsBJP #MamataBlocksCBI,” he tweeted. In an another tweet, he said, “Lalu Prasad Jadav calls Mamta Banerjee to say “Hum Aapke Saath Hain” What he meant was ‘Didi Darro mat, Brashtachaar ke arop me aap akele Jail me nehi rehenge - Hum Saath Saath Hain – rehenge.” State BJP president accused Mamata Banerjee of creating hurdles in the investigation into the chit fund scams and said she is trying to shield the guilty. In a tweet Mr Ghosh said, “ In Paschim Banga, nothing is secure; neither the Democracy nor the Constitution and of course the CBI too.” BJP leader Mukul Roy also termed the situation as a "constitutional crisis". Earlier in the evening the CBI had sent a team to quiz Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar for his alleged role in "supressing" investigations into various chit fund scams in West Bengal and everyone by surprise Mamata Banerjee decided to sit on a dharna against the CBI UNI BM SDR 0509<doc-sep>Kolkata: The Trinamool Congress is set to hold a series of protests against the Narendra Modi-led central government and the CBI on Monday, a day after drama ensued when the agency's officers landed at the Kolkata police commissioner's residence to question him in connection with the chit funds scams. The party's district presidents have been asked to mobilise people across the state against a ‘constitutional coup’ in the name of a probe by various central agencies. “Tomorrow, in every district we will organize 'dhikkar' rally. Modi has gone mad and his expiry date is up,” Mamata said as she launched an indefinite dharna at a city landmark. Reacting to speculation that the Centre may impose President’s Rule in Bengal, she said, “Let them do whatever they want to do to gag us. We are not scared. We will see. Let them announce President’s Rule. This is Bengal and history is witness to how the state has always stood against atrocities and against those who tried to toy with democracy.” “There is an urgent need to remove this government from the Centre. Otherwise, our country will be finished. I want to see the end of this battle,” Mamata thundered from the dharna site at Metro Channel in the city’s Esplanade area. As the CBI gears up to move the Supreme Court on Monday, accusing the West Bengal government of non-cooperation, the Trinamool Congress government is also ready with its battery of top lawyers to counter the agency's ‘secret operation’ against Kolkata police chief Rajeev Kumar. According to the CBI, Kumar, a 1989-batch IPS officer of West Bengal cadre who led a Special Investigation Team of West Bengal Police probing the scams, needs to be questioned regarding missing documents and files but he has not responded to notices to appear before the agency. A day earlier, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) claimed that Kumar had been "absconding" and "being looked for" in connection with Saradha and Rose Valley Ponzi cases.<doc-sep>Situation not grave enough to invoke Article 356: officials After the “unprecedented” turn of events in Kolkata over the CBI’s bid to question City Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar in the Saradha chit fund scam on Sunday evening, the Centre is unlikely to recommend President’s rule in the State. Though Home Minister Rajnath Singh told the Lok Sabha on Monday that the incident “bordered on the failure of constitutional machinery”, senior officials said the situation was not grave enough to invoke Article 356 of the Constitution enabling President’s rule. The government has decided to tread cautiously on the subject of sending notices to Mr. Kumar. A senior Home Ministry official said it would seek a report on the role of the IPS officers on allegations of obstructing investigation and violation of service conduct rules. The Ministry is the cadre-controlling authority of IPS officers. A CBI team that had arrived at the residence of Mr. Kumar to question him in the Saradha scam was bundled into a vehicle by the Kolkata police and taken to the nearby police station. They were released later. The CBI headquarters in Kolkata and the residence of Joint Director Pankaj Srivastava was also surrounded by local police. The Ministry has not sought any explanation from the CBI on the Kolkata developments. “We will wait for the Supreme Court hearing on Tuesday before taking a decision on sending notices to the police officers in Kolkata. Their conduct violated service rules,” another official said. The Supreme Court said on Monday there was no evidence shown by the CBI in its application to back the claim that the Kolkata Police Commissioner was attempting to destroy electronic evidence in the chit fund cases. The SC said it will hear the CBI’s plea again on Tuesday. The official said the MHA was closely monitoring the situation. Earlier Mr. Singh called up Governor of West Bengal Keshari Nath Tripathi to be apprised of the facts in the incident of a central investigating agency being “manhandled, detained, intimidated and obstructed.”<doc-sep>NEW DELHI: Union minister Babul Supriyo on Monday demanded imposition of President's rule in West Bengal as he slammed chief minister Mamata Banerjee , accusing her of aligning with those indulging in corruption.The MP from Asansol in West Bengal also alleged that Banerjee was doing a "drama" and creating a constitutional crisis to shield her "corrupt and tainted accomplices". "President's Rule should be imposed on West Bengal to control this 'Rogue' #TMchhi Govt under a corrupt CM Mamta Banerjee. This is a constitutional crisis 'created' by Mamata to shield her corrupt & tainted accomplices (sic)," Supriyo said in a tweet.In an unprecedented development Sunday evening, Banerjee sat on a dharna, protesting the CBI's attempt to quiz Kolkata police chief Rajeev Kumar in connection with chit fund scams.Banerjee said Monday she will continue her " Satyagraha till the country and its Constitution are saved". The chief minister skipped meals and remained awake the entire night on a makeshift dais here along with some senior ministers and party members.Supriyo, the minister of state for heavy industries and public enterprises, said it was "shameful that the opposition raises a hue and cry forgetting that this is about a police officer who is accused of destroying and tampering evidence connected to a scam where almost (Rs) 35,000 crore belonging to the rural poor of WB, has been looted".He alleged that leaders of Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress (TMC) were involved in the scam.The TMC has rejected the allegations, maintaining that its leaders were being targeted due to political vendetta.A CBI team, which went to Kumar's residence in the city's Loudon Street area, was denied permission, bundled into police jeeps and whisked to a police station.The CBI wants to quiz Kumar, who led a Special Investigation Team of West Bengal police probing the scams, regarding missing documents and files.Several political leaders, including Congress president Rahul Gandhi, Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal , Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu and RJD president Lalu Prasad have come out in support of Banerjee.<doc-sep>
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has demanded imposition of President's rule in West Bengal after the showdown between the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Sunday evening. Union minister Babul Supriyo, who is from West Bengal, said the state is going through a "constitutional crisis" that has been created by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. He accused her of shielding "corrupt and tainted" people. In a tweet, the Union minister said: "President's rule should be imposed on West Bengal to control this 'Rogue' #TMchhi Govt under a corrupt CM Mamata Banerjee. This is a constitutional crisis 'created' by Mamata to shield her corrupt and tainted accomplices (sic)." President’s Rule should be imposed on West Bengal to control this Rogue’ #TMchhi Govt under a corrupt CM MamtaBanerjeeThis is a constitutional crisis created’ by Mamta to shield her corrupt & tainted accomplices Babul Supriyo (@SuPriyoBabul) February 3, 2019 On Sunday evening, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government were up in arm against each other in Kolkata. The high-voltage drama took everyone by surprise when Mamata Banerjee decided to sit on a dharna against the CBI. On its part, the CBI had sent a team to quiz Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar for his alleged role in "supressing" investigations into various chit fund scams in West Bengal. West Bengal BJP leader Mukul Roy, who was earlier in the Trinamool Congress, also termed the situation as a "constitutional crisis". State BJP chief Dilip Ghosh said there is no democracy left in West Bengal and termed Mamata Banerjee's rule as a "dictatorship". "In Paschim Banga (West Bengal), nothing is secure; neither democracy nor the Constitution and of course the CBI too!" he said in a tweet. In Paschim Banga, nothing is secure; neither the Democracy nor the Constitution and of course the CBI too ! pic.twitter.com/E4QuAO2ast Dilip Ghosh (@DilipGhoshBJP) February 3, 2019 Dilip Ghosh also accused Mamata Banerjee of creating hurdles in the investigation into the chit fund scams and said she is trying to shield the guilty. However, the BJP's central leadership did not issue any statement at the time of filling this report (11:32pm).