Highlighting a number of economic indicators to mark the “decline” of West Bengal, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman while addressing a gathering in the State on February 27 touched upon several political issues, including electoral violence and the recent unrest at Sandeshkhali.
“Sandeshkhali... my body shakes when I talk about it and the audacity of the State administration in not arresting the culprit. Can there be a leadership either male or female which can bear with it? They did not arrest. I remember how many times they raised the issue of Manipur and the Union Home Minister had to come and respond to that,” Ms. Sitharaman said while delivering a talk on Viksit Bharat and Eastern India.
Referring to recent remarks by the Trinamool Congress leadership that the prime accused in the Sandeshkhali issue, Sheikh Shahjahan, will be arrested in seven days, the Finance Minister said, “This makes it clear that you are aware where he (Sheikh Shahjahan) is. How can you otherwise say that you will arrest him in a week? Your Ministers are going there and no one else is allowed. What kind of law and order is it.”
