Mamata Banerjee’s FIRST reaction to TMC MPs Mahua Moitra, Derek O’Brien dragged away during protest outside Amit Shah’s residence in Delhi over ED raids, says, ‘arrogance in…’
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee condemned the detention of Trinamool Congress MPs Mahua Moitra, Derek O’Brien, Kirti Azad and many others during the protest by the Delhi Police outside Amit Shah’s residence over the ED raids on the I-PAC office, the residence of Chief Pratik Jain. He described the action as shameful.
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee condemned the detention of Trinamool Congress MPs Mahua Moitra, Derek O’Brien, Kirti Azad and many others during the protest by the Delhi Police in front of Home Minister Amit Shah’s residence over the ED raids on the I-PAC office, the residence of Chief Pratik Jain. In a message on
He wrote of X: ‘I strongly condemn the disgraceful and unacceptable treatment meted out to our MPs. Dragging elected representatives into the streets to protest in front of the Home Secretary’s office for exercising their democratic rights is not enforcement by law enforcement, but arrogance in uniform. ‘
‘This is a democracy, not the private property of the BJP. Democracy does not operate with the convenience or comfort of those in power. When BJP leaders protest, they expect a red carpet and special privileges. “When opposition MPs raise their voices, they are dragged, detained and humiliated,” he added.
Blaming the BJP, Banerjee said, ‘This double standard reveals the BJP’s idea of democracy; obedience, not opposition. Let’s be clear: respect is mutual. You respect us, and we respect you. You drag us down the road, and we drag you back to the constitutional idea of tolerance, opposition and democratic morality. This is our India. We are citizens with a right to do so, not at the mercy of a chair, a badge, or a position of power. ‘No government, no party and no Minister of Internal Affairs can decide who deserves dignity in a democracy.’
