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The Sandeshkhali incident in West Bengal has escalated into a significant political and legal controversy, drawing attention from various quarters including the BJP, TMC, CPI(M), and the Supreme Court of India. BJP State President Dr. Sukanta Majumdar, BJP MP Dilip Ghosh, and BJP MLA Agnimitra Paul have accused the TMC and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of protecting the main accused Shahjahan Sheikh and failing to address the violence and alleged sexual assaults against women in the area, including 8 women who had previously filed a case. The Supreme Court has refused to entertain a plea for transferring the investigation outside West Bengal and for a probe by the CBI or a Special Investigation Team, citing a similar matter pending before the Calcutta High Court, while the Parliament Ethics Committee has been moved by the West Bengal Govt. Meanwhile, TMC leader Shibu Hazra has been sent to 8 days of police custody in connection with the violence. Opposition leaders, including CPI(M) leader Brinda Karat and BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari, have faced restrictions from visiting Sandeshkhali, despite the Calcutta High Court allowing Adhikari's visit. The incident has sparked a war of words between the BJP and TMC, with allegations of socio-economic and sexual exploitation against local TMC leaders, particularly targeting women with illegal citizenship status from Bangladesh. The situation has been described as horrific, with reports of young girls being called to political offices late at night, a rape complaint filed, and allegations of land grabbing.
STORY | Situation horrific in #Sandeshkhali, there is complete lawlessness: Suvendu Adhikari READ: https://t.co/1j0SHdvnMp (PTI Photo) https://t.co/JSz2fnUJNj
'1 Man Can't Hold All To Ransom': High Court Grills Bengal On Sandeshkhali https://t.co/PnJvr1gVnP https://t.co/Us7Wwnomlt
VIDEO | Here's what senior BJP leader and LoP in West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari (@SuvenduWB) said as he visited unrest-hit Sandeshkhali. "The situation is seriously bad here," he said. (Full video available on PTI Videos - https://t.co/n147TvqRQz) https://t.co/I6J1I61X6j
#WestBengal | Calcutta High Court grills Bengal on #Sandeshkhali, allows BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari to visit the island. @MickyGupta84 reports. https://t.co/mh3RvkYKR4
Women in #Sandeshkhali have come out with horrific allegations of socio-economic and sexual exploitation. These have been trashed by Mamata Banerjee. However, the harrowing accounts from the ground demolish the Trinamool supremo's claims https://t.co/oktYyMRhFn
#WATCH | CPI(M) leader Brinda Karat arrives in Sandeshkhali, West Bengal to meet locals. https://t.co/57wniIALpw
Calcutta High Court allows BJP's #SuvenduAdhikari to visit #Sandeshkhali, refuses to pause single-bench order https://t.co/tTZV8XiC5v
Calcutta HC allows BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari to visit Sandeshkhali on Tuesday
#WATCH | West Bengal LoP Suvendu Adhikari, BJP MLA Agnimitra Paul and other leaders of the party sit on protest in North 24 Parganas. They have been stopped by Police from going to Sandeshkhali. https://t.co/MGQqCOqu6m
#WATCH | North 24 Parganas, West Bengal | BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari and other party MLAs stage a protest against the police and state government after they were stopped by police from going to Sandeshkhali. https://t.co/UI2xjxxuh7
#WATCH | Sandeshkhali, West Bengal: Upon reaching Sandeshkhali, CPI-M leader Brinda Karat says, "We came here to meet the women because they had called us. They claimed that they were called to the TMC office and TMC goons assaulted them sexually. The Kolkata High Court lifted… https://t.co/7s3zO5ZYMh
CPI(M) leader Brinda Karat stopped by police from going to trouble-torn Sandeshkhali in Bengal
Stopped by police from going to Sandeshkhali despite Cal HC order: Bengal LoP Suvendu Adhikari
VIDEO | Here's what CPI-M leader Brinda Karat said on her visit to West Bengal's unrest-hit #Sandeshkhali. "I have come here from Delhi to meet the (victim) women. I have already spoken to some of them on the phone," she said. (Full video available on PTI Videos -… https://t.co/ma7vMa8o1P
#WestBengal | BJP's Suvendu Adhikari to visit #Sandeshkhali today. @MickyGupta84 with more details. https://t.co/mYraT93VJX
BJP And Trinamool Congress' War Of Words Over Sandeshkhali Violence https://t.co/qOGZwn9Yqo https://t.co/1DGhV4eefW
SC junks Sandeshkhali probe PIL, says ‘don’t compare it with Manipur’ https://t.co/VDaJhyQSll
#TheNews | "Don't Compare It To Manipur": Supreme Court On Sandeshkhali Violence https://t.co/HmHnHPBjne @mickygupta84 reports https://t.co/X2Ye5zwVaW
VIDEO | "I went to Sandeshkhali today, where several women came forward, who said that they have been molested. They said that young girls are called to the political office late at night. One woman has filed a rape complaint today. Several women have also alleged land grabbing,… https://t.co/cSx5XdQUmY
PM Modi likely to meet #Sandeshkhali victims, says Bengal BJP's Suvendu Adhikari Read: https://t.co/zNohuhsSh0 https://t.co/7NiAvu1WEo
Refusing to entertain a plea seeking an SIT probe in the #SandeshkhaliCase, the Supreme Court asked the petitioner not to compare the Sandeshkhali issue with the situation in #Manipur https://t.co/t3Zb2bmIki
"Don't Compare It To Manipur": Supreme Court On Sandeshkhali Violence https://t.co/HmHnHPBjne @mickygupta84 reports https://t.co/fYzF3iVkzi
#WATCH | On the Sandeshkhali incident, MoS and BJP leader Shantanu Thakur says, "...the people are saying that they are being tortured by the TMC cadre. The civil administration and the police administration are trying to hide it and they are not allowing anyone to go there.… https://t.co/5oBpRDgGV9
#WATCH | Advocate Alok Srivastava, who filed PIL in Supreme Court on the Sandeshkhali incident, says, "In PIL filed in Supreme Court on Sandheshkhali incident, the court refused to take cognizance of the matter as a similar matter is pending before Calcutta High Court. SC has… https://t.co/mk1jLxl0A9
#WATCH | Advocate Alok Srivatava, who filed PIL in Supreme Court on Sandeshkhali incident, says, "In PIL filed in Supreme Court on Sandheshkhali incident, the court refused to take cognizance of the matter as a similar matter is pending befpor Calcutta High Court. SC has asked me… https://t.co/FuLPpkmaAf
VIDEO | Here's what petitioner and advocate Alakh Alok Srivastava said on Supreme Court refusing to entertain a PIL seeking CBI or SIT probe into the alleged Sandeshkhali sexual assault case. https://t.co/ZGX41Eou3a
VIDEO | "There shouldn't be any politics in this. There's only one female CM in the nation; she should listen to them (women of Sandeshkhali) and understand their pain. But instead of that, she is blaming BJP and RSS. This is very shameful," says BJP leader Locket Chatterjee… https://t.co/PkA6sDEOzY
SC refuses to entertain PIL seeking court-monitored probe into violence in West Bengal's Sandeshkhali.
Supreme Court refuses to entertain plea seeking transfer of investigation and subsequent trial outside West Bengal and probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation or a Special Investigation Team (SIT) in connection with alleged sexual assault of women living in village…
The #BJP hit out at the #TrinamoolCongress over the #Sandeshkhali issue and alleged that Hindu women were being "hunted down" and sexually assaulted by "goons" https://t.co/UAwIn3tNnA
#Sandeshkhali violence case reaches Supreme Court: The apex court halts Parliament panel's proceedings against top Bengal officers. https://t.co/vBMuyQyVvR
BJP came down heavily on West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee in view of alleged rising atrocities against women https://t.co/s6ObWtSvHd
VIDEO | "I have been saying this for 10 years but nobody listened to me. Now that the whole matter has surfaced, everyone has understood the cruelty against women and citizens of Sandeshkhali," says BJP leader Rahul Sinha on Sandeshkhali unrest. https://t.co/vvLvAiYQr7
VIDEO | "I have been saying this for 10 years but nobody listened to me. Now that the whole matter has surfaced, everyone has understood the cruelty against women and citizens of Sandeshkahli," says BJP leader Rahul Sinha on Sandeshkhali unrest. https://t.co/sCtfQai46s
Horrifying allegations of socio-economic and sexual exploitation against local #Trinamool leaders in #Sandeshkhali have come out. The victims are mostly Hindus from Bangladesh with illegal citizenship status. Is it their status that helped in their victimisation? Would the #CAA…
West Bengal Govt moves Supreme Court against Parliament Ethics Committee notices relating to Sandeshkhali incident in West Bengal. The matter is likely to be mentioned in the Supreme Court for urgent listing today. https://t.co/p0ZSNnlOUM
#NewsAlert | Bengal government challenges Parliament committee's notice over #Sandeshkhali row in Supreme Court. @MickyGupta84, Sunil Prabhu with more details. https://t.co/B1C8R0tNVL
STORY | Mamata claims the Sandeshkhali incident orchestrated by BJP; Saffron camp hits back READ: https://t.co/RBvtWtzNnQ (PTI File Photo) https://t.co/rcpCuYkcVQ
BJP, Probe Agency Inflated Issue: Mamata Banerjee On #Sandeshkhali https://t.co/Olh0hgSnrr
VIDEO | "He (TMC leader Shibaprasad Hazra) might be arrested, but it took a long time for this to happen and it was so difficult. Under Mamata Banerjee's rule, there is no 'mamata' towards women. The crisis in Sandeshkhali is still ongoing," says Union MoS Meenakshi Lekhi… https://t.co/qNecm8V6K4
West Bengal chief minister #MamataBanerjee launched a scathing attack on the BJP over the recent #SandeshkhaliViolence, accusing the party of attempting to disrupt peace in the area and failing to take action against its own leaders. https://t.co/LHTbJobObH https://t.co/JJ1QCbTEQt
VIDEO | TMC leader Shibaprasad Hazra was presented before Basirhat subdivision court earlier today in connection with the #SandeshkhaliViolence. He was sent to eight days of police custody by the court. Hazra, named in police complaints along with party colleagues and other two… https://t.co/7Gf7xuH9rF
VIDEO | "Sandeshkhali is a black spot on Indian democracy and (West) Bengal's culture and traditions. It is unfortunate that Mamata Banerjee is standing with those who did wrong against women," says BJP MP Dilip Ghosh (@DilipGhoshBJP). https://t.co/NdB3IMOYfY
#SupremeCourt to hear tomorrow (February 19) plea seeking transfer of investigation and subsequent trial outside West Bengal in connection with alleged sexual assault of women living in village #Sandeshkhali in West Bengal. The matter will be heard by a bench of justices BV… https://t.co/kVhZwcSQkC
#WATCH | After attending the BJP National Convention 2024 in Delhi, BJP MLA Agnimitra Paul says, "TMC and Mamata Banerjee have always denied the incidents of Sandeshkhali. The West Bengal Chief Minister is trying to hide the incidents of Sandeshkhali… We want the Central… https://t.co/piPaHBqIkv
#WATCH | Sandeshkhali violence | Basirhat subdivision court sends TMC leader Shibu Hazra to 8 days of police custody in connection with the Sandeshkhali violence case. https://t.co/sq2c0EeNS4
VIDEO | Here's what BJP MLA Agnimitra Paul said on the Sandeshkhali incident. "CM Mamata Banerjee has done nothing in this (Sandeshkhali) case; police was forced to take up this case. Eight women had filed a case earlier but no action was taken. CM is actually protecting the… https://t.co/Uea4da66Yi
#WATCH | Delhi: On Sandeshkhali incident, MoS and BJP leader Shantanu Thakur says, "Everybody knows what is happening there. Democracy is being ruined there. Till this govt (TMC) stays in power, this will continue...Central govt should take some steps against this" https://t.co/kJ8jpaHToA
Supreme Court to hear tomorrow (February 19) plea seeking transfer of investigation and subsequent trial outside West Bengal in connection with alleged sexual assault of women living in village Sandeshkhali in West Bengal. The matter will be heard by a bench of justices BV… https://t.co/8Z4Q8MmaT8
#WATCH | On Sandeshkhali incident, BJP MP Dilip Ghosh says, " The opposition parties who are protesting (against Sandeshkhali incident) are being arrested. Mamata Banerjee is protecting the goons against whom people are protesting. She will suffer a loss during the election… https://t.co/h6CxUCrhaA
#WATCH | Delhi: On the Sandeshkhali incident, West Bengal BJP State president Dr Sukanta Majumdar says, " Arrest happened after we put pressure but where is the main accused Shahjahan Sheikh?...main accused is not yet arrested..." https://t.co/HWMpzfpzaF