Amid the ongoing unrest in Sandeshkhali following the sexual harassment claims made by the women against TMC leader Shahjahan Sheikh and his aides, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to address a women’s rally in Barasat in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district on March 6, state BJP president Sukanta Majumdar said on Thursday.
Majumdar said if the women of Sandeshkhali express their willingness to meet the PM, the party will facilitate a meeting, PTI reported.
“Today, we came to know that the prime minister will be visiting the state on March 6 and will address a women’s rally at Barasat,” Majumdar told reporters.
Asked whether the Prime Minister will meet the women from Sandeshkhali, which is also located in North 24 Parganas, Majumdar said, “If the sisters and mothers of Sandeshkhali want to meet Modi, we will definitely arrange it.”
Sandeshkhali unrest
A large number of women in Sandeshkhali have accused Trinamool Congress (TMC) strongman Shahjahan Sheikh and his aides of grabbing their land and sexually assaulting them under coercion.
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Shahjahan has been absconding after a mob, allegedly affiliated with him, attacked Enforcement Directorate officials who had gone to Sandeshkhali to search his premises in connection with a ration scam on January 5.
(With inputs from PTI)