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CPM cadre used police bullets in Lalgarh firing: Mamata

Source: PTI
January 10, 2011 19:18 IST
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Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on Monday claimed the bullets used by suspected Communist Party of India-Marxist cadre in the January 7 Lalgarh firing incident, which left seven villagers dead, were the same as those used by police.

"The police are supplying bullets to CPI-M cadre. The bullets used by the cadre to kill innocent people in Netai village are same as the bullets used by the police," Banerjee told a public meeting at Nawabnagar area of Bhattar in Burdwan district over phone from Kolkata. She was to attend the meeting but could not do so.

Banerjee alleged that the Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee government in West Bengal was using central funds to purchase arms and ammunition for its cadre for unleashing violence in the state.

Total lawlessness prevailed in the state and every day somebody was being killed by CPI-M cadres, Banerjee said.

Trinamool Congress leader and Union minister Saugata Roy claimed that West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee was deliberately avoiding going to Delhi after the firing akthough asked by Union Home Minister P Chidambaram to do so immediately.

Bhattacharjee should not forget that the Centre could impose President's rule in the state under Article 356, Roy said.
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