Constitution, democracy are supreme: Prime Minister in West Bengal

Shubhadeep Choudhury

Tribune News Service

New Delhi, March 18

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday appealed to the state police and local administration in West Bengal to work keeping in mind their obligation to “Constitution and democracy”.

Politicisation of police in West Bengal has been taken note of by the ECI also with three senior police officers, including the DGP and ADGP (law and order), shifted by the constitutional body in quick succession with instructions to not give these officers any poll-related duty.

Purulia, where PM Modi was addressing an election meeting on Thursday, saw the worst violence in West Bengal after the 2018 panchayat elections in the state.

The PM also honoured family members of five BJP workers allegedly killed by TMC supporters to settle political scores during the 2018 panchayat elections.

He alleged that on Wednesday night bombs were thrown at BJP workers in North 24 Parganas district.

“This is not right. Violence, atrocities and mafia raj cannot go on. I would like to tell the local administration and also urge the state police to treat the Constitution and democracy as supreme,” the PM said.

The PM promised that a BJP government in the state would take care of various problems of Purulia, including water shortage which was a hindrance to agricultural growth and a big burden for womenfolk who had to walk long distance in search of water.

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