BJP, Congress Delegations Stopped From Going to Bengal's Sandeshkhali
NDTV
This is the third time a team from the BJP has been stopped from going to the village on a fact-finding mission.
The political firestorm over the alleged harassment of villagers in West Bengal's Sandeshkhali by the aides of a Trinamool Congress strongman escalated on Friday with two delegations led by senior leaders of the BJP and the Congress being stopped from going to the island.
Friday's six-member BJP delegation is being led by a Union minister and this is the third time a team from the party has been stopped from going to the village on a fact-finding mission. The BJP delegation also met West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose to apprise him of the situation.
The BJP has repeatedly claimed that women in the village have been raped and sexually harassed by the aides of Trinamool strongman Sheikh Shahjahan and the ruling party is not letting complaints be filed. The Trinamool has rubbished the allegations, accusing the BJP of trying to foment trouble, and the Bengal police has also said no complaints have been received.
