"We had taken up issue of deteriorating law and order in West Bengal at the top level, including the prime minister and home minister who had himself said some time back that many districts in Bengal have become killing fields." Bandhopadhay alleged that sensing that they might go out of power in West Bengal, the Communist Party of India-Marxist had taken refuge "in the politics of violence". Asked how long they intended to stay away from Parliament, Bandhopadhay said the parliamentary party would meet in New Delhi on April 18 to chalk out the future course of action.
The Trinamool Congress has 19 Lok Sabha members and two Rajya Sabha MPs. Bandhopadhay said two Trinamool Congress workers were killed at Sashan in North 24 Parganas district. A car with Union ministers Mukul Roy and Sultan Ahmed was attacked allegedly by CPI-M cadres on Wednesday, he alleged.
