TMC Leaders Detained For Staging Dharna Outside EC Office

TMC MP Dola Sen told the media: “The BJP is misusing central agencies against us. The way NIA, ED, and CBI are working and targeting TMC leaders is shameful. We request the EC to ensure a level playing field for all political parties.”

The protest comes as TMC has been alleging that the central probe agencies have been targeting opposition parties at the behest of the BJP-led Centre.

On Sunday, it alleged an “unholy alliance” between the BJP and NIA, a day after a team of the NIA was attacked by a mob in West Bengal’s East Midnapore district. The attack took place as the probe agency arrested two accused – Manobrata Jana and Bailicharan Maity – in a 2022 blast case at a TMC leader’s house.

However, the NIA has issued a statement, refuting all the allegations of ‘mala fide’ in its actions and clarified that the attack was “unprovoked”. According to the NIA, the attack by the mob was an attempt to obstruct it from carrying out its lawful duties.