Birbhum arson not failure of law & order, says Bengal minister
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Birbhum Rampurhat news: Trinamool Congress leader and Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee said that the Birbhum arson was unfortunate, but it was not an indication of law-and-order failure.
Trinamool Congress leader Partha Chatterjee on Wednesday, March 23, said that the Birbhum arson, which claimed eight lives, was unfortunate, but did not indicate a law-and-order failure.
“This is not a failure of the law-and-order system. It's a very unfortunate incident. An SIT has been formed and an investigation has been launched,” the Parliamentary Affairs Minister of Bengal said.
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Nearly a dozen houses were set ablaze in Rampurhat village in Bengal’s Birbhum district on Tuesday, killing at least eight people, including two children. The incident took place soon after the alleged murder of TMC panchayat leader Bhadu Pradhan, who was attacked with crude bombs by unknown assailants the day before.
A special investigation team has been formed to probe the matter and the Centre has sought an urgent report on the incident. At least twenty arrests have been made in the case so far.
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Chatterjee refused to say anything on the allegations raised by the Opposition, which claimed it was the fallout of a faction feud within the TMC. Partha Chatterjee said: “We can't comment on this as investigations are on.”
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