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TMC MP Derek O'Brien (ANI photo)
NEW DELHI: After a abbreviated and stormy gathering with the Election Commission connected Wednesday, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) came retired swinging, calling Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar “a chor, a criminal” and accusing him of a “partisan attitude.”
According to TMC leaders, the "seven-minute" gathering ended abruptly with the CEC telling their delegation to “get lost.
”TMC person Derek O’Brien outlined the details of the encounter, saying the party’s delegation included Rajya Sabha MPs Sagarika Ghose and Menaka Guruswamy, erstwhile MP Saket Gokhale, and himself.“All like-minded anti-BJP parties volition beryllium addressing a property league astatine the Constitution Club contiguous astir 4:30–4:45 PM,” O’Brien said.
Nine letters, zero response
Rajya Sabha subordinate O'Brien explained that the delegation presented 9 letters written by TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee to the EC, nary of which had been acknowledged oregon answered. “We pointed retired that if these letters had travel from Narendra Modi oregon Amit Shah, the CEC would person responded immediately,” helium said.The TMC besides presented a database of six officers successful Bengal with alleged links to the BJP, on with photographic evidence. “We asked for their transfer, including the CEO seen with BJP workers successful Nandigram.
It took conscionable 2–3 minutes to contiguous this memorandum, and the CEC’s effect was simply: ‘Get lost,’” O’Brien said.
A delegation silenced
O’Brien besides mentioned that the CEC did not let immoderate of his chap officials to speak. “I person been with the TMC for 22 years and successful Parliament for 16 years, and I person met galore law authorities, but what I witnessed contiguous was a shame,” helium said. He challenged the EC to merchandise the audio oregon video of the gathering to beryllium otherwise.
Contradictory media statements
Right aft the meeting, a media update appeared claiming, “Elections successful West Bengal volition beryllium fear-free, violence-free, inducement-free, and without immoderate chappa, booth jamming.” O’Brien questioned who had sent this, insisting, “The CEC is simply a chor, a criminal. He said thing of this successful the meeting. The lone happening helium said was ‘Get out.’”The TMC delegation accused the CEC of trying to play games with the party, saying, “Gyanesh Kumar, you don’t cognize who you are dealing with. This is Mamata Banerjee, Abhishek Banerjee, and the TMC.”O’Brien concluded by inviting each anti-BJP parties to the property conference, promising remarks successful Hindi, English, and Bengali for inclusivity.
