New Delhi :In a very “Mamata Banerjee’s” mood today, “bhatija, like bua” stormed from Jantar Mantar to Krishi Bhawan. Country is remembering the young Mamta Banerjee when she was just a Congress Worker.
Abhishek Banerjee, All India General Secretary of Trinamool, directly threatened the NarendraModi government from Jantar Mantra stage. He said, “don’t touch our job card holders from Bangla, even if there is a scratch on them, then remember that many representatives of the central government, many leaders and workers of BJP have to stay in Bengal! I will answer in the language that BJP understands”.
The Delhi Police, under the control of Union Home Minister Amit Shah, turned the area from JantarMantar to KrishiBhavan into a virtual fortress to deal with Trinamool leaders and activists from Bengal. The administration made almost war-time preparations to prevent the huge crowd, a repeat of the way the crowd of Trinamool became disorderly at Rajghat. There was ample food and drink provided by the police administration who were deployed at dharna place. Around two kilometers of the road outside it, there was a crowd of Trinamool leaders and workers from Bengal and people who were complaining about not getting money for 100 days of work.
Abhishek gave a speech at around 5:30 pm. He raised slogans with the crowd in the style of Trinamool leader Mamata Banerjee, his Aunty. The entire Jantar Mantra echoed his slogan “ZamindarHathaoDeshBachao”. The Delhi Police were apparently ‘scared’ then. He kept chanting, “Pull the ropeand hit it” which in bangla, “doridhoremaarotaan” to which the crowd responded with “Raja hobe khan khan”. Abhishek warned, “The Modi government tried a lot, but could not stop this public meeting today”. Within the next two months, we will bring two lakh people from Bengal and hold another meeting under the leadership of our leader Mamata Banerjee. Today the movement did not end but began.” Then Abhishek said, “I don’t trust this government. You will not walk with us to the KrishiBhawan procession.” Tell yourselves, did we bring you paying money?” The unanimous answer, “No.”Abhishek said, “Trinamool did not bring people. It is the people who have brought Trinamool here to fight for their demands”.
The Trinamool MPs were harassed in Delhi while demanding the money due to the deprived people of the state in the AwasYojna& MNERGA. Trinamool MPs including Abhishek Banerjee were practically dragged out of the headquarters of the Union Ministry of Rural Development. Even women MPs were harassed by Delhi police. The Trinamool representatives were scheduled to meet Union Minister of State for Rural Development SadhviNiranjanJyoti in the afternoon. Abhishek Banerjee had sought time from the minister in advance. Similarly, a delegation of 40 people from the Trinamool went to the KrishiBhawan with letters from the deprived people in the evening. 8 of them were unemployed for 100 days.
But after reaching the KrishiBhawan, the Trinamool representatives were informed that the Minister cannot meet more than 5-6 people. A delegation of 5 people should be brought to meet. But Trinamool did not agree to that. The Trinamool MPs, led by Abhishek Banerjee, said that they will sit in the KrishiBhawan until the minister meets all of them. After that, Abhishekwoth his 40 people team waited for about 3 hours. But the minister did not meet them. At quarter to nine minister left the office through back door without being meet them. After this, the Delhi Police practically attacked Trinamool MPs and Ministers alongwith victim family.
Allegedly, the Trinamool MPs were detained inside the conference room of the KrishiBhawan. When they did not want to leave the spot, they were beaten and harassed. The party’s RajyaSabha MP DolaSen and LokSabha MP MohuaMoitrawas carried away by the police. The same situation happened to Bengal’s Minister BaharaniHanda. RajyaSabha M P ShantanuSen was beaten up, he had to take Physiotherapy treatment next day. It is also alleged that the phones of some MPs were taken away. Trinamool MPs kept shouting slogans while in police custody. At the end, Trinamool MPs were forcibly taken to Kingsway Camp which almost out of Delhi.
