Somnath Sahoo, the leader of the BJP from the West Bengal, was arrested for alleged theft of 100 grams of gold from the jewelry. The incident caused a stir in the political circle of West Midtnapore.
Trinamool Congress (TMC) shared a clip of an alleged incident on social media.
“The locals caught him while trying to flee and handed it over to the police,” he wrote on Twitter (now X).
“The party that claims to be a guardian of law and order is busy with a shelter of criminals!” Mamata Baerjee joined the party.
The Secretary General of the TMC Kunal Ghosh on social media claimed that the leader of BJP Yuva Morch of Habibpur was caught by the police Odisha while stolen jewelry worth £25 lakh.
“The CCTV shots are exhibiting it. The locals caught it while trying to escape and handed it over to the police,” Ghosh wrote, while sharing the accused photo with State President BJP Sukant Majumdar, also Minister for Education in India. He also shared Sho’s photo with an actor-covered politician Hiran Chatterjee, BJP MLA.
“What is the legacy of the BJP President with a thief? Is it a share? Please explain. Whether these are facts or not,” Ghosh added.
Sujoy Hazra, President of the TMC district of West Midtnapore, ridiculed BJP.
“BJP leaders are involved in trading people, drugs and gold smuggling. This man says he is not with BJP, but in this district, BJP hardly exists. If you check, you will find many BJP workers with similar shady records,” he said.
Bjp hits back
BJP claimed that Somnath Sahoo was once connected to the party, but now he has no contribution. He added that Odisha, a state -controlled BJP, arrested him without bias. This should be a lesson for the ruling party of Bengal about the good administration of public affairs, he added.
According to the sources of Anandabazar Patrik, Somnath was caught while trying to escape after stealing from a jewelry shop in Jaleswar, Odisha. TMC claims to keep the post of secretary of the District Youth in BJP.
The spokesman of the BJP district ARUP DAS denied any current connection with Somnath. However, they say that the name of Somnath can still appear on the party’s list, as the new committee has to be created.
“It was once associated with BJP, but there was no contact for more than a year and a half,” Das said.
“TMC has no right to talk about such questions. They hide murderers and rapists.” Arup added.
Mla Hiran Chattopadhyay said he wasn’t feeling embarrassed.
“The government of Odisha BJP and her police acted without bias and arrested criminals. I praise them. Photos seem to be from the election campaign of 2021. The hundreds were taking pictures with me. I can’t know who is a thief or not,” he said.
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