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Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose has expressed concern over the post-poll violence in Sandeshkhali and has asked Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to submit an immediate report on the matter.
Bose stated that he had received inputs about attacks on women in Sandeshkhali within hours of the polling ending on Saturday and that he had written to the Chief Minister about the steps taken in this regard.
He added that if such attacks continue and the inhabitants are tortured, he will open the doors of the Raj Bhavan for them to come and stay there, where they will be provided safe shelter.
On Sunday, Sandehkhali, which has been troubled by unrest since January 5, experienced another round of clashes between women and the police, a day after the election's conclusion.
The confrontation occurred when law enforcement personnel arrived in the area and apprehended an individual in relation to previous attacks on policemen.
In Agarhati village in Sandeshkhali, local women engaged in a physical scuffle with the Rapid Action Force (RAF) personnel, cut down tree trunks, and obstructed roads as the police searched for several individuals accused of assaulting them the previous night, according to a senior police officer.
The local women attempted to forcibly free the detained person, but their efforts were thwarted.
Sandeshkhali, a riverine delta adjacent to the Sundarbans, has been in a state of unrest since January 5, when a team from the Enforcement Directorate (ED) was attacked while conducting a raid on the premises of TMC strongman Shajahan Sheikh in connection with an alleged ration scam.
On February 29, the West Bengal Police arrested Sheikh and his accomplices for their involvement in the attack on the ED officers.
Following the assault by a mob of approximately 1,000 people, which left three ED officials injured, a deputy director of the agency filed a complaint with the superintendent of police in Basirhat.
Source: Bengal governor asks CM Mamata Banerjee to act on Sandeshkhali post-poll violence