Rejecting the charge of the failure of the state law and order machinery, the Mamata Banerjee government maintained that the situation in the state was “under control”. In a statement, the Trinamool Congress said: “The so-called advisory from MHA to the West Bengal government on the law enforcement machinery in the State is nothing but a political conspiracy. State BJP president Dilip Ghosh said, “Law and order in the state has completely broken down. Trinamool Congress is spreading terror since it knows the days of its government is numbered.”Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee offered no immediate comment but Trinamool Congress leaders and ministers bristled over the Centre’s advisory. This is direct interference.”Both Trinamool Congress and BJP sent delegations to visit the injured in the hospital and the families of party workers who died.

Source: Indian Express June 09, 2019 22:52 UTC