Raising questions on the encounter of eight under-trials charged with terrorist activities in Madhya Pradesh [MP], West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said that such encounters are taking place in the “name of political vendetta”. Many unanswered questions arise in the minds of the people,” Ms. Banerjee said on social media. Ms Banerjee said that such incidents make her "concerned about national integrity and unity”. "In all these years she has remained silent on fake encounters and there have been incidents of such encounter in the State. Mr. Sur described Ms Banerjee's outrage as “ selective” and said that it appears that she is playing the "minority politics card”.

Source: The Hindu November 02, 2016 10:24 UTC