West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday alleged that the BJP government at the Centre was trying to arrest all the leaders of Opposition parties before the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.
Speaking to journalists at the State Secretariat, Ms. Banerjee raised the issue of summons to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in an excise policy-linked money laundering case on November 2 and the arrest of West Bengal Minister Jyoti Priya Mallick in an alleged ration scam on October 27.
“There are only three months left before the dates of elections are announced in February 2024. Before the next year’s elections, they [the BJP] are trying to gag the voice of all Opposition parties. They are planning to arrest all Opposition leaders before the polls so that they can vote for themselves in an empty country,” Ms. Banerjee said.
