Kolkata, March 27 – West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Friday that LPG produced in the state should not be sent outside the state as long as the current crisis over LPG supply is resolved.
At the same time, she also expressed concerns that, following the mass transfers, replacements, and deputations of bureaucrats and police officers from West Bengal to other states by the Election Commission of India (ECI), there is a high possibility that LPG produced in the state will be supplied outside the state.
“Under no circumstances should LPG produced in West Bengal be sent outside the state during this period of crisis. This remains a possibility due to the mass transfers, replacements, and deputations of bureaucrats and police officers before the elections. At the same time, electoral officials and CAPF personnel will also come to West Bengal in large numbers for the Assembly polls. The people of the state should not suffer due to the LPG supplied to them for cooking,” the Chief Minister told media persons outside the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata before leaving for Andal in West Burdwan district to address different campaign rallies there.
Speaking on the occasion, she also criticized the ECI over the alleged deletion of names from several voters in the first supplementary list of cases referred for judicial adjudication, which was published earlier this week.
“The Supreme Court ordered the publication of the supplementary lists. They claim that the first supplementary list has been published. But we have yet to receive the hard copies of these lists. This is a murder of democracy and most unfortunate,” the Chief Minister said.
She also said that people will one day seek explanations from those responsible for all these.
“If they have the courage, they should come out of the list transparently. Let the people know whether their names are there or not. In every district, there should be a tribunal to arrange the inclusion of names in the voter’s list. Is this country a personal property of the BJP?” the Chief Minister questioned.