TMC making alternative travel arrangements for participants of Delhi protest: Abhishek Banerjee
The Hindu
TMC to make alternative arrangements for taking supporters to Delhi for Oct 3 protest after special train request denied. TMC accuses BJP of creating roadblocks. CM Mamata Banerjee's nephew Abhishek Banerjee warns of repercussions if participants are attacked. 4,000 people were to leave for Delhi on special train. CM may not attend due to injury.
Senior TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee on September 29 said his party will make alternative arrangements for taking its supporters to Delhi for the October 3 protest programme, accusing the BJP of creating roadblocks after the request for a special train was denied.
The TMC said its request for the special train from West Bengal to New Delhi for the protest programme was declined by the railways. The Eastern Railways contended that it received the request from the IRCTC and unavailability of rakes as sought by it was the reason for denial.
Addressing a press conference, Mr. Banerjee said if the participants of the programme are attacked while travelling to Delhi via BJP-ruled States, there would be repercussions.
"The BJP is deliberately creating roadblocks to stop our protest programme. First, they didn't allow us permission for Ram Leela Maidan, then I was sent a notice to appear before the Enforcement Directorate on that day, and now this refusal of a special train at the last moment," he added.
Noting that West Bengal has around 2.65 crore people who have MGNREGA job cards, he said thousands of them have arrived in Kolkata from various parts of the State to travel to Delhi to demand their dues.
"We applied for the train on September 23 to take them to Delhi. But today, we were denied the permission," he said.
Stating that the TMC will make alternative arrangements for their travel to the national capital, Mr. Banerjee said, "I caution the BJP that if there is any attack on any of the participants, then there would be serious repercussions, and we are not going to tolerate it."
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