Launching a fresh attack on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, the BJP Saturday alleged that she has "violated the oath of Constitution" and created a system in the state where leaders from other parties are not allowed to carry out their political activities.
"She has violated the oath of Constitution itself because she is not understanding the fact that Bengal is part of India and the Indian government has as much authority over Bengal as the state government. The state government is not a law into itself and can not be a law into itself," said BJP spokesperson Meenakshi Lekhi.
Targeting Banerjee-led West Bengal government for allegedly denying permission to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's chopper to land in the state, Lekhi said it was the constitutional right of the leaders to address political rallies anywhere in the country they want.
"By erecting unconstitutional organisations, she (Banerjee) has created a system where the chief ministers of other states can't go, the leaders of other parties can't go. No other party has the right to say anything there. Through this medium of "loot-tantra"(tool to loot) and "jhooth-tantra" (tool to lie), she is running her government.
"Many states in the country are not ruled by the BJP. In these states, BJP president Amit Shah, party senior leaders and chief ministers of BJP-ruled states go and give their speeches and this is a constitutional right," said Lekhi addressing a press conference here.
On February 4, the West Bengal government allegedly denied permission to Adityanath's chopper to land in the state and let him address the two scheduled rallies in north Bengal. Adityanath had to then address the rallies in Raigunj and Balurghat via telephone.
On January 21, the BJP had alleged that the West Bengal government had denied permission for the landing of a helicopter carrying its president Amit Shah at an airstrip in Malda on January 22.
Denying the allegation, Banerjee had said, "For helicopter landing police gave all the permission. That's (the accusation) wrong."
Lekhi said, "Two days back, a media house did some sting, and as per that sting, the police officers who were caught on the sting seem to have admitted the fact that there is no such exigency and no such situation for which an eruption of violence, due to a political rally or due to a political mobile-yatra of a party president will take place. And it was only a lie and it was supported by other lies that Mamata Banerjee, who is the Chief Minister, is engaging in these activities."
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