Mamata playing “hide-an-seek”: Congress
The Congress Tuesday accused West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of playing “hide-and-seek”, after the TMC chief said she did not believe Prime Minister Narendra Modi was behind the alleged misuse of central agencies in the state.
Congress spokesperson Supriya Shrinate asked if Banerjee was giving a clean chit to the prime minister at a time when the entire country was raising questions on the issue of misuse of agencies as that would give rise to doubts on her intentions too.
The opposition cannot play “hide-and-seek” in politics as it has to seek accountability from the prime minister on issues of public importance, Shrinate said.
The remarks came a day after Banerjee sought to insulate Prime Minister Modi from allegations of misuse of central agencies by the BJP-led Centre against political rivals by saying she did not believe that the PM was behind the alleged excesses of the CBI and the ED. She went on to blame a section of BJP leaders for misusing the central agencies to serve their interests.