BJP, TMC members argue over political violence in Parl Standing Committee meet

The meeting of the Parliamentary Standing Committee headed by Congress MP Anand Sharma witnessed heated exchanges between BJP and TMC members on Wednesday as the two sides accused each other of unleashing political violence in West Bengal.

New Delhi:The ongoing tussle between Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Trinamool Congress (TMC) made its way to a Parliamentary Standing Committee meeting in New Delhi on Wednesday.

The meeting of the Parliamentary Committee on Home Affairs chaired by Congress MP Anand Sharma witnessed a heated argument with MPs of both the parties accusing each other of abetting political violence in West Bengal.

The meeting was convened to head the views of the Home Ministry on the issues pertaining to cybercrimes involving women and children.

West Bengal DGP Virendra and Chief Secretary Alapan Bandopadhay were also present in the meeting.

The state government representatives in their presentation before the committee claimed that cases of crime against women have witnessed a sharp declined. They also hailed the state government's initiatives like 'Kanyashree' for the development of women and children.

Sources said that TMC MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar without naming BJP said that the youth wing of a particular political party has been targeting girls and women in the state especially TMC workers.

Following her remarks, a few BJP MPs instantly opposed and criticised TMC for the ongoing violence in the state. BJP leaders said that many of their party leaders have been killed by the goons of the state government.

As the heated arguments continued, Chairman Anand Sharma intervened and asked the members to stick to the agenda of the meeting. The BJP MPs also asked the West Bengal DGP to give the reasons behind the increasing number of human trafficking cases in the state.

The Parliamentary Committee on Home Affairs has 31 members from different political parties.