Mamata accuses BJP of attacking country's democratic structure

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has written to chief ministers of various states and other non-BJP leaders asking them to unite to take on the saffron party.

Kolkata: At this juncture when BJP is trying to highlight West Bengal's turmoil at the national level and put the Trinamool Congress on a sticky wicket, the state's ruling party showcased how democracy is being attacked here using the services of Enforcement Directorate (ED) and Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee has appealed to the anti-BJP forces to unite against the Centre's atrocities via a letter to all opposition leaders and the chief ministers of the non-BJP states. Mamata Banerjee alleged that this is being done purely for political purposes.

The main purpose of using the central agency is to weaken the opposition. In this situation, the West Bengal Chief Minister thinks that there is no way but to unite. In the letter, the West Bengal Chief Minister wrote that the manner in which ED, CBI and central vigilance are being used to weaken the voices is in fact a blow to the country's democratic structure.

However, a section of the political fraternity thinks that the letter was written to make the issue pan-India and earn sympathy from the opposition leaders who have faced similar actions in the past. This letter is a testimony to the fact that the Trinamool chief does not like Abhishek Banerjee being repeatedly summoned to Delhi by the central agencies. The opposition leaders in the state though didn't like to attach too much importance to this. "The Chief Minister's allegation is nothing new. The Chief Minister can give a letter to the BJP-ruled chief ministers from his political position. We have nothing to say about his right," BJP leader Shamik Bhattacharya said.