Soon after the two accused in Bengaluru’s Rameshwaram cafe blast case were arrested from West Bengal on Friday, the Bharatiya Janata Party was quick to jump the guns at the ruling Trinamool Congress with claims that the state, under Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, has turned into a safe haven for terrorists.
But it wasn’t just the BJP who had something to say about it! Both the TMC and the West Bengal Police reacted almost immediately to the saffron party’s claims.
While the West Bengal Police said that the accused were arrested with help of the state police, the TMC, referring to BJP leader Suvendhu Adhikari, said every one “knows which family and BJP’s main leader runs illegal activities from Contai”, the place where the two accused were arrested.
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Published: 12 Apr 2024, 02:31 PM IST