Cong: Left molesting democracy in Nandigram

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Posted online: Tuesday , May 13, 2008 at 02:36:15
Updated: Tuesday , May 13, 2008 at 02:36:15

New Delhi, May 12 The Congress turned the heat on the Left on Monday calling it a “molester of democracy” in Nandigram. It also condemned “interference” in the electoral process in the wake of CPM MP Lakshman Seth’s reported threat to CRPF DIG Alok Raj, posted at Nandigram, not to venture out for patrolling.

“There are not only serious allegations of molestation of women, but also the molestation of democracy itself,” AICC spokesperson Abhishek Manu Singhvi said at a press briefing here.

Asked to name the molester, Singhvi said, “Those who have interfered with the electoral process. Obviously, we mean the Left. The Congress views the incidents, in general Nandigram and the one related to the DIG, seriously and condemns interference.”

Congress president Sonia Gandhi criticised the law and order situation and “political violence” in the Left-ruled state at a rally in Malda on April 28. It drew sharp reactions from the Left with CPM patriarch Jyoti Basu stating that her comment was of “no importance” as she knew “nothing about West Bengal”. It was followed by a attack on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh by Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee who said the Congress had lost all elections under Singh.

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