Shashi Panja
Bulldozing democracy provokes violence: Bengal Minister Shashi Panja
New Delhi/IBNS: Commenting on the recent cases of violence and intolerance across the country, West Bengal Minister Shashi Panja said bulldozing democracy provoked violence.
Panja said bulldozing democracy provoked violence in the country as she was referring to the recent incidences of violence due to intolerance across the country.
Speaking at the session on 'Revenge politics: From the battle of the ballot to battle of Bullet' at the fifth edition of the two-day India Today Conclave East in Kolkata on Monday, she said, "The ruling party at the Centre has a consistent agenda. They thought they had to capture Bengal."
The women, child development, and social welfare minister said, "One has to win Bengal. No one can capture it. We have witnessed the narratives that played out recently in Maharashtra and Telangana."
On West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's pre-poll claims to bring change and fight violence due to politics, the minister said.
"During the 34 years of misrule of the CPI(M), our state saw 55,000 deaths due to politics. We are trying to mitigate that. Our CM takes measures for justice. In fact, our own party workers were arrested for disturbing the peace," she said.
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