Mamata Banerjee accuses BJP of inciting violence, spreading COVID-19 in Bengal

ITDC INDIA EPRESS/ITDC NEWS West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, on Thursday, said the BJP is not ready to accept her mandate and accused the saffron party of inciting violence in the state.

BJP leaders are roaming around in the state, provoking violence, she said, adding, "It is not even 24 hours of the new government, they are sending letters, teams and leaders are coming. They are actually not ready to accept the mandate. I request them to accept people's mandate," reports news agency ANI.

A four-member fact-finding team of the Union home ministry, tasked with looking into reasons for the post-poll violence in West Bengal, had arrived in the state on Thursday. The team, which will also assess the ground situation in the state, is likely to visit several areas in the city as well as South 24 Parganas, Godkhali, Sunderbans and Jaggadal.

The chief minister said 16 people have died in the post-poll violence in the state, half of who are from the TMC and others from the BJP. The families of those who were killed in the violence will be given Rs 2 lakh each without discrimination, she added.