Facing widespread criticism on the law and order, particularly after the violence at Birbhum where nine people were burnt to death, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday pulled up police officers asking them why the State government should suffer a loss of face because of their negligence.
“The Rampurhat incident would not have happened had the police acted on time. Why did not Additional SP and other officers reach the spot on time. If there is an incident, they should have anticipated retaliation. Because of your negligence, the State government is facing loss of face,” Ms. Banerjee told SP Birbhum Nagendra Nath Tripathi at an administrative meeting during the day.
In the violence at Bogtui village in Birbhum on March 21, nine people were set on fire in retaliatory violence after the murder of a local Trinamool Congress leader. The Calcutta High Court had directed the CBI to probe the violence and the murder of the TMC leader.
