Kolkata The Communist Party of India –Marxist (CPI-M)
Saturday said that chief minister of West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee was an
“asset” as well as a “liability” for her party Trinamool Congress, she gave
birth to it and now will herself ruin it herself.
“She has become a liability… she will ruin Bengal and
Trinamool,” said CPI-M leader Goutam Deb here.
Deb said the communists had seen many ups and downs in their
journey and Banerjee was just one of them, but now they have reorganised
themselves and are back with new zeal.
He said “no one will be spared irrespective of ones stature
and position in the party; if one is found guilty he will have to face dire
consequences”.
He accepted the fact that over the years the communist party
has grown and many people have joined, some of them may not be good but they
were” regularly cleaning the party, though it may not always be possible to
expel from party due to rules and regulation, but still action will be taken.”
The Communist Party of India-Marxist earlier on Saturday had
announced that it has expelled Ganesh Dey, a party member, who was quizzed by
police in connection with the chit fund scam, for maintaining links with the
tainted Saradha Group.
He was said to be "maintaining links with the Saradha
Group in a personal capacity without the knowledge of the party".
Deb also forecasted “if CBI comes in to probe the chit fund
mess, which it will... It will mark the official beginning of end of Mamata
Banerjee and Trinamool Congress which has already begun.”
He also alleged that Banerjee was at the moment only
concerned to avoid CBI inquiry and she has put all her efforts into it.
The veteran communist leader said that not all people in
Trinamool congress party were bad, adding that once it disintegrates, it will
be fragmented into three sections, some of its men will join Bhartiya Janta
Party, Congress, and CPI-M.
“She is threatening
us by saying that she will lock us in jail, but she does not know that the
communist are not afraid of going to jail,” said Deb in a press conference.
The CPI-M leader said they had always accepted that Banerjee
was “a very good crowd puller”, she could pull crowd at any time of the day
which they never dared. “But the crowd that she pulls is not converted into
votes.”
He alleged that the money that Saradha Group had amassed
over the year from the poor depositors was diverted to many sources and
Trinamool Congress was one of them.
He also trained his guns on Trinamool Congress for
destroying its 1500 offices across the state.
“As long as she (Banerjee) will live, in government or in
opposition, in politics or outside, it will haunt her… we won’t let her forget
it,” said Deb.
Attacking the chit fund companies who are still functioning
in the state, Deb said “these companies are so shameless that they are openly
saying in their advertisements on television saying people not to fear, the
government should take immediate action against them.”
Deb said he can show “30 such letters which were sent to her
alerting about the operation of chit funds in the state but can she show one
such letter that she has written to the prime minister on the issue.”
Mamata Banerjee Thursday had publicly showed a few pictures
of a few CPI-M leaders with the chit fund group heads.
