Law and order in West Bengal ‘not good at all’: Union Minister Meghwal
The Hindu
Union Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal claimed that the law and order situation in West Bengal was “not good at all”. The newly appointed Union Minister of State for Law and Justice was on an official visit to the city on Monday.
Union Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal claimed that the law and order situation in West Bengal was "not good at all".
The newly appointed Union Minister of State for Law and Justice was on an official visit to the city on Monday.
Asked by reporters about some recent incidents in the State, including a blast at Egra in Purba Medinipur district that claimed 12 lives, he said, "I feel that the law and order situation in West Bengal is not good at all. But I will survey that first and then will be able to speak [more] on that."
On Tuesday's scheduled meeting between West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her Delhi counterpart Arvind Kejriwal at Nabanna, the State secretariat, Mr. Meghwal said he was trying to drum up support over his opposition to an ordinance brought by the Central Government.
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