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'Why did PM Modi not ask West Bengal governor to resign during his overnight stay at Raj Bhavan?': CM Mamata Banerjee

IndiaTimes Sunday, 12 May 2024
​​The CM's comments were in reference to a purported video where a local BJP leader allegedly claimed that over 70 women were paid Rs 2,000 each to participate in protests against TMC strongman Shahjahan Sheikh, who faces accusations of sexual assault and land grab. In another clip, a man resembling BJP's Sandeshkhali mandal president Gangadhar Kayal reportedly stated that the 'staged' protests were orchestrated by leader of opposition Suvendu Adhikari, who was behind the 'whole conspiracy'.
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