Mamata Banerjee hits out at BJP, alleges 'divisive politics' to 'loot' country

West Bengal Chief Minister claimed that several government officials, including civil servants who had earlier performed efficiently, are now being subjected to humiliation.

Trinamool Congress supremo and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of fuelling divisions across communities and alleged that the safforn party is seeking to exploit the situation for its own political gains.

Addressing a poll rally in Paschim Medinipur, Banerjee also objected to Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s political “chargesheet” against the TMC government.

"The first chargesheet should be filed against (Prime Minister Narendra) Modi and Amit Shah, who came to power by stoking riots," she said.

"BJP is stoking a fight among all sections of society. It wants to loot the country, taking advantage of the situation evolving from such strife," she alleged.

Banerjee further accused the BJP of attempting to create divisions across communities, including Hindus and Muslims, as well as within administrative and police services.

She also claimed that several government officials, including civil servants who had earlier performed efficiently, are now being subjected to humiliation.

The Chief Minister reiterated her allegation that senior officers have been “arbitrarily” transferred to poll-bound states by the Election Commission at the BJP’s behest, calling it a “political interference of the highest order”.

(With PTI Inputs)