Time has come for those who joined TMC for financial gains to leave, says party MP Saugata Roy
Kolkata, Nov 6: Trinamool Congress MP Saugata Roy on Sunday said that time has come for those who joined the party for financial benefits to leave.
Roy's statement comes amid protests by opposition BJP, CPI(M) and Congress, alleging corruption by the ruling TMC at all levels of the administration in West Bengal.
"Time has come for those who had joined the party for financial benefits to leave," Roy said at a TMC meeting in his Dum Dum constituency.
Claiming that 95 per cent of TMC functionaries work in a transparent manner, the veteran MP said that the leadership does not want the party's image to be sullied by a few unscrupulous ones.
"Time has possibly come to hold screenings within the party," he said.
With panchayat elections in the state due by mid-2023, opposition parties have been making corruption a major plank.
TMC MLA Madan Mitra also pitched for a peaceful panchayat election, urging party candidates not to think of winning by indulging of violence.
"It will not be right to think of winning by beating up anyone," he said at another meeting in Kamarhati in the northern outskirts of the city.
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Owaisi seeks independent probe into cleric’s death on train, calls it ‘transit-based hate crime’
New Delhi: AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi has written to Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, requesting an independent investigation into the death of Maulana Tousif Raza Mazhari, who allegedly died after being assaulted on a train in Uttar Pradesh on April 26.
In his letter, Owaisi defined the incident as a "transit-based hate crime" and raised concerns about what he called frequent attempts to dismiss such incidents as unintentional.
According to The Observer Post, Mazhari was travelling on Train No. 04314 after attending a religious meeting in Bareilly when the incident occurred.
The Hyderabad MP also demanded financial compensation for the victim’s family and a government job on compassionate grounds for a dependent. He noted that the deceased was the sole breadwinner.
According to the family, Mazhari, an imam and madrasa teacher from Kishanganj, was allegedly assaulted by a group of passengers who accused him of theft. His wife, Tabassum Khatoon, claimed she witnessed part of the incident during a video call, in which he was seen being beaten and dragged despite identifying himself as a teacher.
Police in Bareilly said the case came to light after a body was recovered near railway tracks on April 27. The incident was initially treated as a possible accidental fall. However, following objections raised by the family, officials said further investigation is underway.
The case has drawn reactions from several opposition leaders, including Md Jawaid, Imran Pratapgarhi, and Chandrashekhar Azad. They questioned the initial police version and called for a transparent investigation.
