Assam CM Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold accountable all those responsible for the sufferings of the women of Sandeshkhali.

While talking to the reporter after addressing a rally in Sandeshkhali ahead of the fifth phase of the election on May 20, the Assam CM said, “For a person like Shahjahan, action is taken in 10 minutes in Assam…Wait till June 4, PM Modi will take account of every atrocity that the women of Sandeshkhali had to suffer.”
The Assam CM also expressed his concerns about the prevailing atmosphere of fear in Sandeshkhali, saying anyone spending an hour in the region would understand the grim situation.
“After coming here, it is visible that there is an atmosphere of fear and there is no need for proof. Whoever spends an hour here, will know what is the condition of Sandeshkhali…The image of Sandeshkhali is not good for West Bengal and TMC and Mamata Banerjee does not understand that,” he said.
Sandeshkhali in North 24 Parganas district started hitting the headlines in February this year when villagers, mostly women, came out on the streets against the ruling TMC and Shahjahan, accusing the TMC strongman and his aides of perpetrating gross excesses and atrocities on them while also grabbing their land. Multiple women on the island accused Shajahan and his aides of “land-grab and sexual assault” under coercion.
Shahjahan, the key Sandeshkhali accused, is currently behind bars in connection with the attack on a team of the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) while it was in the process of raiding his residence in connection with the alleged ration scam.-ANI