TMC Files Police Complaint Against CBI; Party Workers Attack Central Forces, Gather In Huge Numbers Amid Lockdown

West Bengal Urban Development Minister Chandrima Bhattacharya, on behalf of the TMC, has filed an official complaint against the CBI for arresting party bigwigs like Firhad Hakim, Subrata Mukherjee and Madan Mitra in relation to the Narada sting operation that took place in 2016.

The letter further read, “CBI is an independent authority and is expected to act independently, however, has given complete go by to its independent character and is acting on the behest of the central government and the Governor of West Bengal Shri Jagdeep Dhankar.”

Amid lockdown in West Bengal, TMC workers had gathered in huge numbers outside the CBI office in Kolkata. Trinamool supporters carrying party flags attacked Nizam Palace, hurling bricks and glass bottles at central forces guarding the gates as state police and Kolkata Police remained mute bystanders.