Mamata accuses BJP of stoking fight among different sections of society to loot country
Belda (WB) (PTI): Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Monday accused the BJP of stoking fight among all sections of society and claimed the saffron party wants to loot the country by taking advantage of the situation.
Addressing a poll rally here, the chief minister expressed strong reservations about Union Home Minister Amit Shah's political 'chargesheet' against the TMC government.
"The first chargesheet should be filed against (Prime Minister Narendra) Modi and Amit Shah, who came to power by stoking riots," she said.
"BJP is stoking a fight among all sections of society. It wants to loot the country, taking advantage of the situation evolving from such strife," she alleged while addressing the rally in Paschim Medinipur district.
She accused the BJP of trying to divide all -- from Hindu and Muslims to the administrative and police services.
She claimed that several government officers, including members of the civil service, who "used to work brilliantly," are now humiliated.
The West Bengal chief minister has been claiming that several senior officers have been "arbitrarily" removed to other poll-bound states by the poll panel on the insistence of the BJP, and has termed it a "political interference of the highest order".
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Retired Army brigadier killed in cross firing in Dehradun road rage
Dehradun (PTI): A retired Army brigadier was killed here after he was caught in cross firing between two car occupants during a road rage incident on Monday, police said.
The incident took place in Johri village on Mussoorie Road when an argument broke out between the occupants of a Delhi-registered Fortuner and a Scorpio N over giving way, they said.
As the argument escalated, the occupants in the Scorpio allegedly chased the Fortuner and opened fire at its tyres, but a bullet struck retired Army brigadier Mukesh Joshi (74), who was out for his morning walk, police said.
Joshi was taken to a hospital, where he died during treatment, they added.
According to the police, after a bullet hit the Fortuner's tyre, the driver lost control of the vehicle and crashed it into a roadside tree near the Government Primary School in Johri.
The occupants of the Scorpio then assaulted the people inside the Fortuner and vandalised the vehicle, police said.
Two occupants of the Fortuner were injured in the incident and were taken to a hospital by their co-passengers After the incident, all the accused travelling in the Scorpio fled the scene, a senior police officer said.
Upon receiving information, Dehradun Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Pramendra Singh Dobal, along with other officials, visited the spot to take stock of the situation and then visited the hospital to gather details from the victims.
Dehradun Superintendent of Police (City) Pramod Kumar said roadblocks have been set up across the entire district, and an intensive search operation is underway to arrest the accused.
He added that footage from CCTV cameras installed at the crime scene and on surrounding routes is being scrutinised.
