Ask agencies to probe Meghalaya land scam: Abhishek dares BJP
Following allegations of a land scam by Trinamool Congress (TMC) against the NPP-led-MDA government in Meghalaya, party national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee, on Wednesday, challenged the BJP government to get Central agencies to probe the scam and bring the accused to the book.
Addressing a public meeting at Rajabala, Garo Hills, Abhishek said: “Meghalaya needs a true leader who
will stand by its people. It does not need a puppet who will dance to the tunes of the masters sitting in ivory towers of Delhi, Gujarat and Guwahati.”
He said that the land scam by the NNP government has been exposed by the Meghalaya TMC and it proves the corruption in the state that has been started by the BJP.
“The government here cannot install street lights, provide drinking water, maintain law and order, build schools or create employment but can rob people’s money. Why should you let them rule? They need to go. TMC will usher in development,” he maintained.
Banerjee added that there has been no instance of a CBI or ED raid here because of BJP’s rule.
He assured the people that development in Meghalaya is just a matter of time. “On March 2, results will be declared and thereafter a democratic government will be prevailing in Meghalaya. I request all the citizens to take the trouble and go to cast their votes on February 27. Put an end to the tyranny of the BJP by voting for the TMC. Trinamool Congress is the only party that can challenge the BJP,” Abhishek said.
In a tweet, Abhishek also hit out at Congress. He wrote: “@INCIndia has failed to resist @BJP4India. Thr irrelevance, incompetence & insecurity has put them in a state of
delirium. I urge @ Rahul
Gandhi to revisit thr politics of vanity instead of attacking us. Our growth isn’t driven by money, it is people’s love that propels us.”
Gandhi during his rally, targeting the TMC, had said: “You also know the history of TMC, you know the violence that takes place in Bengal...So you are aware of their tradition. They came to Goa and spent a huge amount of money as the idea was to help the BJP. And this is exactly the idea in Meghalaya. The TMC’s idea in Meghalaya is to ensure that BJP comes to power.”
Abhishek assured that like Bengal, Meghalaya too shall get to avail all the development and welfare schemes. “In Bengal, under Duare Sarkar, the government goes to the people with the schemes. Here too the government will come to the people,” he promised.
He said to vote for TMC is to strengthen the hands of Mamata Banerjee who is the only person who can take on the BJP. “Let us change the fate of this state for a brighter future. Vote for development” he said.
