By IANS,
New Delhi : The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Sunday alleged that the Trinamool Congress indulged in violence after the results of civic elections, and asked the central government to look into the role of its ministers in inciting such violence.
The party said that five of its activists and supporters have been killed in the violence.
A CPI-M statement said that the party politburo strongly condemned “the attack launched by the Trinamool Congress and its allies in various parts of West Bengal after the results of the municipal elections”.
“So far, five activists and supporters of the CPI-M have been killed in Birbhum, Murshidabad and Bankura districts. There have been attack on the houses of CPI-M supporters and other places too,” it said, calling on all democratic forces to condemn such violence.
Without naming Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee, the party said “the central government should look into the role of its own cabinet minister in inciting such violence.”
The Trinamool won the elections to the Kolkata Municipal Corporation and performed well in the other civic body elections across the state held May 30..