If our officers are called to Delhi…: Mamata threatens to launch probe against central govt officials

India

oi-Deepika S

Kolkata, Aug 29:
West
Bengal
Chief
Minister
Mamata
Banerjee
on
Monday
launched
a
scathing
attack
at
the
Centre
over
the
increasing
cases
of
raids
by
the
Central
Bureau
of
Investigation
(CBI)
and
the
Enforcement
Directorate
(ED)
in
the
state
and
threatened
to
launch
a
probe
against
central
government
officials
stationed
in
Bengal.

Addressing
a
rally
of
her
party’s
student
wing,
Banerjee
said
a
malicious
campaign
has
been
unleashed
against
senior
TMC
leaders,
including
her,
Firhad
Hakim
and
Abhishek
Banerjee.

“The
BJP
is
branding
everybody
as
thieves.
They
are
campaigning
in
a
way
as
if
all
of
us
in
the
TMC
are
thieves
and
only
the
BJP
and
its
leaders
are
holy.
Had
I
not
been
in
politics,
I
would
have
torn
out
their
tongues,”
she
said.

Mamata
Banerjee
said,
“If
our
officers
are
called
to
Delhi,
we
will
take
action
against
central
officers
working
in
the
state.
BJP
is
using
CBI
to
harass
our
workers.
I
heard
BJP
has
filed
a
case
against
me.
Arrest
me
&
see
what
happens…
In
2024,
we
will
throw
BJP
out
of
power.”

“Central
govt
is
not
clearing
state
funds,
sending
public
money
to
foreign
shores,
spending
crores
to
do
‘manthan’ in
Vrindavan.
They
call
us
thieves.
I
didn’t
take
Rs
1
lakh
pension
as
ex-MP
in
12
years.
Where
did
BJP
get
money
to
topple
Maharashtra
govt?”,
she
asked.

“The
BJP
is
branding
everybody
as
thieves.
They
are
campaigning
in
a
way
as
if
all
of
us
in
the
TMC
are
thieves
and
only
the
BJP
and
its
leaders
are
holy.
Had
I
not
been
in
politics,
I
would
have
torn
out
their
tongues,” she
said.