RSP leaders demanded police impartiality

Statesman News Service

MALDA Dec. 25: The Malda Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP) district leaders today met the SP, Mr Satyajit Bandyopadhayay, to demand an impartial involvement of the police at Sujapur under the Kaliachak police station to tackle the ongoing unrest. Speaking to the reporters, the RSP leaders said that the police could not arrest the Communist Party of India (CPI-M) local committee secretary, Mr Ketabuddin, despite an FIR lodged against him.” “The police should arrest Mr Ketabuddin,” said Mr Sarbananda Pandey, the RSP district leader. It may be noted that on Saturday night, the police had arrested Mr Mirajul Basni, the Sujapur branch secretary of the RSP, on charges of attacking CPI-M workers and planning to kill the CPI-M local committee secretary, Mr Ketabuddin. On the other hand, the wife of Mr Mirajul Basni had lodged an FIR against Mr Ketabuddin for attacking and damaging their newly constructed house. Following the clash between the RSP and the CPI-M leader, the Sujapur area has become tense over the past few days. When the CPI-M district secretary identified the RSP leader, Mr Mirajul Basni, as a criminal and a local extortionist, the RSP leaders claimed that their local committee secretary, Mr Ketabuddin was not above criminal activities in Sujapur. The CPI-M district secretary, Mr Jiban Moitra, said that the RSP leader, Mr Basni has connection with criminals, including Saharul, who is under the shelter of the local Congress leaders. “Mr Ketabuddin, is trying to stop their activities like extortion at Sujapur,” he said. The Malda superintendent of police (SP), Mr Satyajit Badyopadhyay said: “Local politicians have connections with criminals. Not a single politician is perfectly honest in Sujapur.” “We are trying hard to tackle the situation with an iron hand at Sujapur,” the Malda SP said. “The RSP leaders met me today and demanded an impartial role of the police to tackle the situation at Sujapur.”