Abhishek Banerjee, national general of Trinamul Congress said “to do constitutional amendment, a two-third majority is required. “We had earlier cautioned people that the BJP will try to change the Constitution. With 240 MPs they are dreaming of changing the Constitution. The aim of this Bill is to confuse people. The chief election commissioner faltered during the press conference and could not answer the questions raised by the journalists,” he said, adding, “the government has no intention to strengthen the country, put an end to terrorism or carry out all-round development. Its sole purpose is to amass power.”
The Bill proposes that if a chief minister or any other minister is arrested and kept in custody for 30 days, then on the 31st day, he ceases to be a minister. It is amazing as it does not give self-defence of the arrested person. BJP believes in power without accountability. Are we to take moral lesson from the BJP? “We will take moral lesson from Mamata Banerjee, but not from Modi.”
He further said: “We know how to raise questions. BJP is trying to suppress those asking questions. In the past 10 years, the ED invested 5,892 cases and the conviction took place in 8 cases. There are cases, including rape-murder against 19 BJP ministers. In 2024, investigation by the central agencies against 25 leaders were held, the investigation stopped against 23 of them who joined the BJP. ED is keeping people in jail custody by force and finally let them go because of lack of proof. “You cannot keep them in the custody for months together failing to prove the crime.”
The Bill will never be passed as it needs 2/3rd majority in Lok Sabha and 2/3rd majority in Rajya Sabha. “The Opposition believes that if the BJP comes to power with 400 seats, it will change the basic fabric of the country. “We have shown their place in Parliament today. The home minister sat on the fourth row and surrounded by the marshals, he had to introduce the Bill. The sole purpose is to confuse people. BJP does not have the guts to go for one-nation-one election. As they failed to introduce SIR, they are trying to confuse people. The corrupt BJP leaders are never arrested. They are using the filthiest language against women, but the high court is silent on the matter. The BJP follows one rule for their leaders and another set of rules for the Opposition. BJP had complained against Ajit Pawar and Himanta Viswasarma, but no action was taken the moment they crossed the floor.
Trinamul Congress has 28 MPs and they will go to the last extent to fight against irregularities. “The saffron party is making false allegation against me. I had sent the details of the voters in a pen drive to Anurag Thakur and he is silent on the issue.”
He reiterated that Rajeev Kumar, former CEC should be arrested for publishing faulty voter list. “We have given data quoting the GOI, if they have the guts they should challenge me. The BJP had let loose the ED, to even demolish the Trinamul. We stood together, added Abhishek.