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TMC national secretary Abhishek Banerjee (PTI file photo)
Banerjee claimed that the honor of Bengali women had been tarnished by such accusations by Sandesh Khali, which he said were aimed at defaming the country
Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee on Saturday accused the BJP of masterminding the Sandeshkhali incident and claimed a video vindicated the TMC’s stand that the saffron party was behind the incidents.
Allegations of sexual abuse and land grabbing have emerged against TMC leaders in Sandeshkhali in North Parganas 24 district.
Addressing a press conference in Kolkata, Banerjee said: “I never thought politics in Bengal could be so mean for votes… We have been saying from day one that there are shameless attempts to malign Bengal ahead of the elections. .
Earlier in the day, the TMC posted a video on social media in which a man claiming to be Gangadhar Kayl, the BJP chief of Sandeshkhali, said that “Suvendu Adhikari, leader of the opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, is behind it”. “.
PTI did not verify the authenticity of the video released by TMC.
While Adhikari said the film was doctored, Kayl lodged a complaint with the CBI claiming that the film was morphed and edited.
At the press conference, Banerjee, who is considered the second-in-command of the TMC, claimed that he planned the entire Sandesh Khali incident in order to create a reason for the implementation of Article 355 in Bengal.
Banerjee claimed that such accusations by Sandesh Khali had damaged the honor of Bengali women and he felt that they were aimed at defaming the country.
He asked the top leadership of the BJP to apologize within 48 hours for “defaming” Bengal by Sandesh Khali.
The TMC national general secretary also wanted to know what Prime Minister Modi, who had mentioned the Sandesh Khali incident many times at election rallies, will now say.
Responding to the TMC’s allegation, Adhikari said: “This is a fake and doctored video. The TMC seems to be sensing the defeat (in the elections) and is trying to divert attention. Women in Sandeshkari have received hundreds of A complaint was filed. In his written complaint to the CBI, Kher stated that the video in question was uploaded from an unverified YouTube channel owned by a person named “Williams”.
“It can be seen that the same (video) was made with my face and the voice was modulated using artificial intelligence (AI) so as to mislead the public at large,” the BJP president said.
Kyle also provided a link to the YouTube video in his complaint.
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(This story has not been edited by News18 staff and is published from a Yonhap news agency feed – PTI)
