Kolkata, Dec 7 : Giving a twist to the CPI(M)-Trinamool Congress tussle over the allegation of Rajarhat land scam, the BJP today alleged that both the parties were involved in it.
But, in what could make the CPI(M) smile even facing the Opposition charge of corruption, West Bengal BJP president Rahul Sinha alleged that the reason the Trinamool was raising the issue for a movement was to divert the people's attention from its own 'misdeeds'.
''Not only has the ruling party forcibly captured land at Rajarhat. The Trinamool Congress was also involved in the scam,'' he alleged.
''Some of the Trinamool members have got land there. Now they are trying to divert the people's attention from the scandal,'' he said.
Now that the Singur-Nandigram issues have become things of the past, it was also an attempt of the Trinamool to kick up a new issue afresh, Mr Sinha charged.
Announcing a novel way to put the BJP in the political scene, at present seized with the imposing presence of the Trinamool, the main opposition in the state, and the ruling Left Front leader CPI(M), Mr Sinha also announced that its workers would cultivate paddy in 'Jyoti Basu Nagar', the Rajarhat township area on December 9 in protest against the 'land scam'.
Trinamool Congress Chief Mamata Banerjee has recently alleged that land for the Rajarhat township, coming up on the city's outskirts, had been acquired either forcibly or at throwaway prices, while HIDCO, a state-run nodal agency for the project, sold the developed land at exorbitant prices.
Alleging that numerous local people had been rendered homeless or without job, the Trinamool Congress also announced the decision to gherao HIDCO office on December 10.
The state government, however, denied all the allegations, saying it has all the documents of a transparent procedure which went by the rule.
''Not only has the ruling party forcibly captured land at Rajarhat. The Trinamool Congress was also involved in the scam,'' he alleged.
''Some of the Trinamool members have got land there. Now they are trying to divert the people's attention from the scandal,'' he said.
Now that the Singur-Nandigram issues have become things of the past, it was also an attempt of the Trinamool to kick up a new issue afresh, Mr Sinha charged.
Announcing a novel way to put the BJP in the political scene, at present seized with the imposing presence of the Trinamool, the main opposition in the state, and the ruling Left Front leader CPI(M), Mr Sinha also announced that its workers would cultivate paddy in 'Jyoti Basu Nagar', the Rajarhat township area on December 9 in protest against the 'land scam'.
Trinamool Congress Chief Mamata Banerjee has recently alleged that land for the Rajarhat township, coming up on the city's outskirts, had been acquired either forcibly or at throwaway prices, while HIDCO, a state-run nodal agency for the project, sold the developed land at exorbitant prices.
Alleging that numerous local people had been rendered homeless or without job, the Trinamool Congress also announced the decision to gherao HIDCO office on December 10.
The state government, however, denied all the allegations, saying it has all the documents of a transparent procedure which went by the rule.
--UNI
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