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Sandeshkhali Case: Amid the ongoing developments in the Sandeshkhali incident, where allegations of sexual abuse against TMC leaders have surfaced, the party released a video on Saturday, claiming that the episode was a "conspiracy" by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to defame West Bengal ahead of the Lok Sabha polls. In the purported video, a man who claimed to be a BJP mandal president in Sandeshkhali was heard saying that the leader of the opposition in the West Bengal assembly, "Suvendu Adhikari is behind the whole conspiracy".

According to news agency PTI, the man alleged in the video that Adhikari had asked him and other BJP leaders of the area to "instigate three-four local women to level allegations of rape against three TMC leaders, including Shajahan Sheikh". 

Jagran English did not verify the authenticity of the video posted by the TMC.

The local BJP leader was also heard saying that Nandigram MLA "Adhikari himself had planted guns at a house in Sandeshkhali, which was later shown as the seizure by central agencies".

TMC, in a long post on X titled ‘Big expose on Sandeshkhali'  said that Adhikari created a “false narrative of mass rapes by paying money to local people to defame Bengal and Sandeshkhli". The party also alleged that the "viral video exposed how the BJP left no stone unturned to malign Bengal. From 'mass rape' to 'arms seizure', every claim was bought and staged by none other than @SuvenduWB."

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said the "shocking Sandeshkhali sting shows how deep the rot is within the BJP".

"In their hatred for Bengal's progressive thought & culture, the 'Bangla-Birodhis' orchestrated a conspiracy to defame our state on every possible level," she said.

Banerjee also said, "Never before in the history of India has a ruling party in Delhi tried to malign an entire state and its people. History will witness how Bengal will rise in rage against Delhi's conspiratorial regime & ensure their Bishorjon."

While addressing election rallies in Bardhaman-Durgapur and Krishnanagar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday criticised the Trinamool Congress for its “apathy” towards the victims in Sandeshkhali in the North 24 Parganas, where allegations of sexual abuse against leaders of the ruling party have surfaced.

Meanwhile, responding to the entire development, BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari said that "ultimately, truth prevails".

 

(With input from agencies)