Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that when the women in Sandeshkhali were desperately seeking West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s help against the atrocities by local Trinamool Congress leaders, she was busy “protecting the accused persons”.
“Finally, following the continuous protests by the state BJP leaders and immense public pressure, the principal accused behind the oppression was arrested yesterday. But before that, he remained absconding for so many days. Somebody surely was protecting him,” Prime Minister Modi said while addressing a public rally at Arambagh in Hooghly district.
“The women of Sandeshkhali desperately sought the help of the Chief Minister for protection against such heinous oppressions. But at that point in time, she was actually busy protecting the accused,” he added.
“Time has come for the people of West Bengal to ask the Chief Minister whether the votes of some people are so important to her even that if it is at the cost of the dignity of women,” Prime Minister Modi said.
The Prime Minister also launched a scathing attack on leaders of the Opposition’s INDIA bloc for being “totally silent” and “blind” on what was happening in Sandeshkhali.