BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari was stopped from going to Sandeshkhali by Bengal Police. A group of Policemen stopped the vehicle in which the Leader of the West Bengal Assembly was travelling along with three other BJP legislators at Rampur village en route to Sandeshkhali.
Adhikari said a total of four legislators were going to the area so that they don’t violate the prohibitory order. He told the media persons, ‘Three legislators and myself are going to Sandeshkhali. Let’s see how can we be stopped from going as the total number is four. If prevented, I will move the court”.
The three other BJP legislators are Shankar Ghosh, Chandana Bauri and Tapasi Mondal. Earlier, Adhikari and five other BJP legislators were stopped on Monday from visiting the Sandeshkhali area in North 24 Parganas which became restive politically.
The BJP alleges sexual harassment by the local Trinamool Congress leadership in Sandeshkhali. A police contingent has been deployed in and around the Sandeshkhali area to stop the BJP and other opposition activists from entering the area. Protests continued in Sandeshkhali with a significant number of women taking to the streets, demanding the arrest of TMC leader Sheikh Shajahan.
The accusations against Shajahan and his aides include capturing land and sexually harassing women. Shajahan, wanted since a mob attacked Enforcement Directorate officers during a raid at his residence in an alleged ration scam, has been absconding since last month.
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