Kolkata, August 25: Former Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee criticized the current Chief Minister, Suvendu Adhikari, on Monday. She accused him of allegedly threatening her during a press conference earlier in the day.
Banerjee questioned the state of Indian politics, stating, “Is this a new low? Suvendu Adhikari openly threatened me from a government office, claiming he would ensure I cannot step outside my home. I ask the President of India, the Chief Justice, and the people of India: Is this the vision our Constitution had for our country?”
The former Chief Minister emphasized that a sitting CM, who has sworn to uphold the Constitution, has made an explicit threat to limit the freedom of the chairperson of the main opposition party, the Trinamool Congress. She quoted Adhikari’s words: “I will make sure you cannot go outside.”
Banerjee further questioned the implications of such statements, asking, “What does this mean? Detention? Intimidation? Political persecution? Who gave you the right to decide who can roam freely in a constitutional democracy? Perhaps he thinks I am like those who bow to tyranny. This is a significant misunderstanding on his part.”
She asserted that this is nothing but an attempt to suppress the voice of the opposition.
Banerjee concluded by stating that this issue extends far beyond her. It pertains to the kind of India that the BJP aims to create—where political opponents are threatened, dissent is punished, and constitutional rights become privileges granted by those in power. “India is going through a dangerous phase of tyranny,” she warned.
She ended her remarks with a historical lesson: “Power can intimidate for a time, but ultimately, the people respond to arrogance. Their arrogance is loud, and their desperation even louder. Their days are numbered.”
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