Bengal explosion: Left, BJP point fingers at Mamata, Trinamool

The opposition Left Front and the BJP Sunday pointed fingers at the Trinamool Congress over the Oct 2 blast in West Bengal in which two suspected militants were killed and one injured.

Rubbishing the charges, the Trinamool in turn accused the Left and the BJP of maliciously spreading canards against the state government.

Claiming that the building in Burdwan district's Khagragarh area, where the explosion occurred, housed a Trinamool office, Left Front chairman Biman Bose accused the state police of destroying evidences and hindering investigations.

Bose told the media: "The signs are ominous. Not only the house where the explosion occurred had a Trinamool party office but those involved in the incident, including the house owner and those who rented it, are close to the ruling party."

He also accused the police of destroying evidences and covering up the probe into the incident in which two women have been arrested and remanded in police custody. The police have also detained another person in this connection.

He said: "According to media reports, literature about banned Muslim outfits has been found from the house but the police have destroyed those and are trying to hinder and cover up the probe. The state government must, therefore, come out clean on the issue."

Speaking in the same vein, BJP national secretary and party's observer for the state Siddharth Nath Singh described Bengal as a "safe haven" for "jihadis" and anti-nationals.

"Under this regime, Bengal is increasingly becoming a safe haven for jihadis and anti-nationals. IM operatives and Bangladeshi infiltrators were living in that house which is owned by a Trinamool leader and also had a Trinamool office," Singh said in New Delhi.

"This incident has put question marks on the Mamata (Banerjee) government," he said, accusing the police of destroying important evidences and criticising them for not promptly informing the National Investigating Agency (NIA).

Rubbishing all the charges, Trinamool national general secretary Mukul Roy accused the BJP as well as the Left Front of spreading canards against Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her government.

He said: "The comments made by Singh and Bose are irresponsible and aimed at bringing disrepute to the chief minister and the state government. While this government has been tirelessly working for the welfare of the people, the Left and the BJP have been spreading canards."