Leaders from the Trinamool Congress began a 24-hour dharna outside the Election Commission office in Delhi on Monday afternoon. The Opposition MPs have sought a change of guard in central agencies such as the CBI, NIA, ED and Income Tax Department.
Staff Reporter
Trinamool Congress TMC on Monday (8th April) approached the Election Commission over alleged misuse of Central agencies including National Investigation Agency by the government. A party delegation met the Commission in New Delhi over the issue.
Talking to media after the meeting, party MP Sagarika Ghose said they raised the issue of alleged misuse of NIA to intimidate TMC workers in West Bengal ahead of the Lok Sabha elections. She urged the poll body to intervene and protect the sanctity of the poll. Later, TMC leaders Derek O’Brien, Dola Sen, Saket Gokhale and others staged a protest outside the Commission office in New Delhi over alleged misuse of ED, CBI and NIA by the central government.
The Delhi Police detained several Trinamool Congress leaders on Monday during a protest outside the Election Commission office. Leading politicians from the TMC had began a 24-hour dharna on Monday afternoon following a meeting with a full bench of the poll body. The Opposition MPs have sought a change of guard in central agencies such as the CBI, NIA, ED and Income Tax Department.