Trinamool Congress feels the heat as BJP, CPM and Congress gang up

In order to ensure that information about the trouble in Parui in Birbhum district of West Bengal does not reach the outside world, the ruling party of Trinamool Congress are taking every conceivable measure ibnlive.in.com. It may be recalled that three persons were killed and as many injured when Trinamool Congress and BJP supporters fought a gun battle at Makra when Prohibitory Orders under Section 144 CrPC was clamped in the area.
The latest round of clashes between the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Trinamool Congress workers in Birbhum has become a hotbed of unrest and a political arena. And, after the BJP and the Left, a Congress delegation on Saturday had gone to Birbhum to visit the affected villages but was stopped by the police.
The Congress party was demanding that the police lift Section 144 imposed in the area citing the difficulties which has resulted in the villagers having to face lockdown and associated problems.
Reports indicate that the State Pradesh Congress President Adhir Chowdhury had reached Parui but was stopped by the police on grounds that section 144 was in place in the region. There followed hectic negotiations with the police top brass, and Adhir Chowdhury had to retreat after being assured that the prohibitive section would be lifted in the next 2-4 days.
Of course, Adhir Choudhury has indicated that in case the police do not keep their promise, his Congress party would return after a week with a much larger force and break all the police barriers and violate all laws. Obviously, with the gradual emergence of the BJP as a party that can turn the tables on the TMC, the political equation in West Bengal is likely to change – whether for better or for worse is anybody’s guess.