Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday wrote to all Opposition leaders and chief ministers calling for a united fight against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-ruled Centre. Banerjee alleged that the BJP repeatedly attacked the federal structure of the country. "I am writing to you to express deep concern over direct attacks on this country's institutional democracy by the ruling BJP.
Central agencies such as the ED, CBI, Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) and the Income Tax Department are being used to target, harass and corner political opponents across the country for vendetta. During the recently concluded Winter Session, Parliament bulldozed through the Delhi Special Police (Amendment) Bill 2021 as well as the CVC (Amendment) Bill 2021, in the midst of an opposition walkout. These laws enable the Centre to extend the tenure of the directors of ED and CBI up to five years in blatant violation of a previous Supreme Court judgment," said Chief Minister Banerjee in her letter.
