Suvendu Adhikari, the leader of the opposition in West Bengal’s state assembly, claimed on Friday that Mamata Banerjee’s regime has destroyed the state’s “democratic fabric.” The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader had previously raised concerns about the appointment of renegade leader Mukul Roy as chairman of the West Bengal assembly’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) 2021-22.
Suvendu Adhikari stated that the BJP would submit a memorandum to President Ram Nath Kovind and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla in this regard, just days after TMC leader Mukul Roy was elected as chairman.
“Our campaign is going on against the appointment of the PAC Chairman. Our team will submit a memorandum to President Ram Nath Kovind, and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla. The West Bengal Assembly is not following the rules of democracy. People should know this. TMC is not keeping up with the dignity of the assembly. Someone from the opposition should be the chairman of PAC but TMC doing everything on its own accord,” he said.
The BJP leader also revealed that he has petitioned the Supreme Court to transfer the Nandigram poll matters case from the Calcutta high court to any other high court.
“I have submitted a petition in the SC regarding the Nandigram matter (petition filed by CM Mamata Banerjee in Calcutta HC challenging Adhikari’s election from Nandigram constituency in 2021 assembly elections) seeking the case to be moved out of Bengal,” the BJP leader said.
He also stated that the NHRC panel investigating alleged post-poll violence in the state has recommended that the CBI investigate the matter.
