Buddhadeb criticizes Trinamool Congress for not helping in combating Maoists
April 10th, 2011 - 8:42 pm ICT by ANIJadavpur (West Bengal), Apr 10(ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharya on Sunday criticized the Trinamool Congress (TMC), the state’s main opposition party, for not helping in combating the Maoists in the region.
Buddhadeb said this while addressing a large gathering of Communist Party of India Marxist (CPI-M) activists during an election campaign in Jadavpur constituency.
Hundreds of party workers and locals turned out for the rally, during which the Chief Minister wooed voters to vote him back to power.
“The Maoists are creating trouble in the Jangalmahal area, there is a murder everyday. There is no help from the TMC. If the government acts like TMC, then Maoists will dance on our heads and there will be chaos,” Buddhadeb said.
The Left Front, led by the CPI-M, has been in power in West Bengal for more than three decades.
Presently, it is facing a tough challenge from TMC and the Congress, who have stepped up pressure by raising simmering issues such as Maoist insurgency, corruption, and unemployment, ahead of the polls.
The state will have elections in six phases. The first phase of voting will take place on April 18, second phase on April 23, third phase on April 27, fourth phase on May 3, fifth phase on May 7 and sixth phase on May 10.
The total number of assembly constituencies in West Bengal is 294, of which 68 are reserved for the Scheduled Castes and 16 for the Scheduled Tribes.
The Election Commission has said that polling will take place at 51,919 polling stations.
Analysts believe the outcome of the polls in West Bengal would be crucial for national politics. (ANI)
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