Senior BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad on Thursday alleged that the Mamata Banerjee government has stopped listening to the grievances of people.
The former Union minister, who was speaking to reporters outside Raj Bhavan after meeting Governor C V Ananda Bose, said that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has “merely expressed regret” over the panchayat poll violence but firm action needs to be taken. “Mamata ji, mere regret will not do. Firm action needs to be taken. Your administration, your police have stopped listening to the grievances of people. Don’t the lives of poor people matter to you?” he said. Banerjee had on Wednesday said she is saddened at the loss of lives in “sporadic” incidents of violence during the panchayat elections.
Prasad, leading a delegation of BJP central leaders, met the governor and “apprised him of the situation in the state”.
The team, which also includes BJP leaders Satyapal Singh, Rajdeep Roy and Rekha Verma, visited violence-affected areas in South 24 Parganas district and met family members of those injured. “This is unacceptable. Houses have been vandalised. Despite victory, many of our candidates and their family members had to flee their homes but no police action has been taken. We demand an answer from Mamata ji. We will submit a detailed report to BJP national president J P Nadda,” Prasad said after meeting affected people in Basanti.
