Kolkata(West Bengal): Accusing it of bias, the ruling TMC in West Bengal on Tuesday criticised the Union Home Ministry for seeking a report from the West Bengal government on the attacks on Enforcement Directorate (ED) teams in the state.
TMC spokesperson Debangshu Bhattacharya said the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) was very prompt in seeking reports on any issue from governments in states ruled by non-BJP parties, but "astonishingly sluggish" in doing the same when there are law and order issues in BJP-ruled states. "How many reports have the MHA sought from the BJP government in Uttar Pradesh, where atrocities on women, Dalits, and lawlessness are rampant?" he added.
Senior TMC MP Sougata Roy said the ED should have informed the local police before conducting the searches. "If the MHA has sought a report, the state government will reply in accordance with the law," he said. In a communication, the MHA has asked the West Bengal government to send a detailed report on the circumstances leading to the attacks that left ED officials injured. It also asked the state government to send details of the action taken following the attacks on the central probe agency teams.