Kolkata 31 August : West Bengal chief minister and All-India Trinamool Congress supremo, Mamata Banerjee, on Wednesday, stated she has times when she believes that she would have resigned from politics. “I became a politician to serve society.
However, I am now convinced that I should have quit politics earlier had realized earlier that present day politics could be so dirty that my family and I would be slammed by fake accusations,” she told media people on Wednesday.
In response to the recent public interest lawsuit (PIL) filed in the division bench of the Calcutta High Court, demanding an investigation by the central agency to discover the wealth of the family members of her The chief minister stated that if anyone could trace any property in the name of her or any of her family members illegally encroaching on government land, the person will be free to demolish the property using bulldozers.
“Even my consent is not required to do that.I have requested the chief secretary of the state to carry out an independent investigation in the issue.
If there’s a single accusation against a family member of my family of unlawfully occupying land, the family member in question is accountable,” the chief minister stated.
In her remarks, she said she does not live with her family members.”They remain apart as nuclear families.We only get together for social occasions,” the chief minister declared.
She also referred to claims made by leaders of the opposition that the final destination of the profits of financial crimes such as cattle and coal smuggling as well as teachers recruiting frauds is Kalighat.While they didn’t specify further, their clear reference was to the residence of the chief minister, which is located in Kalighat.
“Why do you stop at Kalighat? If you’re brave enough to do so, you should know the name of the person who is the final beneficiary of the money.Do you mean the money will go to the famed Kali temple in Kalighat?” the chief minister said.
In the early hours in the day, she chaired a meeting of the cabinet of the state at which a decision was taken to raise the age of applicants for the post of police constable in the state from 27 to 30.She made special allowances to uniforms for all police officers regardless of the rank they are in.
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