Mamata has put democracy in peril in West Bengal: UP Deputy CM

Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya Tuesday alleged that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had put democracy in peril in West Bengal and sought to know if Kolkata Police chief Rajeev Kumar was an office bearer of her party TMC.

Maurya's remarks came in the backdrop of Banerjee staging a "Save India" dharna (sit-in) in Kolkata since Sunday night insisting that the CBI's attempt to question the Kolkata Police chief in connection with chit fund scams
Seeking an answer from the West Bengal chief minister, Maurya said, "What is the reason that when the CBI is questioning an officer on the directives of the Supreme Court, that its (CBI) officers were detained, and then a drama of dharna was staged (by Banerjee) despite being in power."
In a dig at Congress president Rahul Gandhi, Maurya said, "Earlier, the Congress and its leader Rahul Gandhi had criticised the TMC on the chit fund scam, and today he is extending support to Mamata Banerjee. And to me, it makes me believe that chor-chor mausere bhaai (birds of a feather flock together)."