CBI action against Trinamool leaders a declaration of war, says Yashwant Sinha

Governor Dhankar determined to annihilate State government, says former finance minister

Former BJP leader and Union finance minister in the Atal Behari Vajpayee cabinet, Yashwant Sinha, who recently joined the Trinamool Congress, says the CBI action against the TMC leaders in the Narada case is unparalleled in Indian political history and is aimed at weakening the Chief Minister. It goes beyond that. It is a declaration of war against a State government by the Central government. They are using every agency they have, starting from the Governor to central agencies like CBI, to punish the TMC for winning the election. This is absolutely brazen. While they are acting against the TMC leaders, they are not acting against those who migrated to BJP from TMC and are also accused in the case. Only the Modi-Shah combine can act with such brazenness. Mr. Dhankar has been specially selected for West Bengal, because he will do exactly what the Prime Minister and the Home Minister tell him. He has absolutely no concern for democracy, constitutional values or limits of his authority. He is determined to annihilate the State government by interfering in their activities. He was completely wrong, when he went out to so-called violence affected areas. At a time when COVID is raging, it doesn’t seem to be of any concern for the Centre. Politics is supreme for the Modi-Shah combine.