Evening briefing: PM Modi slams mob attack on NIA in Bengal; Sanjay Singh over Nitish Kumar's exit from INDIA; and more

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Published on: Apr 7, 2024, 18:25:48 IST

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a scathing attack on the Trinamool Congress (TMC) government in West Bengal, accusing it of shielding corrupt leaders and disregarding the law and constitution. This comes after a team of National Investigation Agency (NIA) officials was allegedly attacked by a mob in East Midnapore district while probing a 2022 blast case. The TMC, however, rejected the allegations, with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee claiming the attack was perpetrated by the NIA team itself. The political blame game has intensified as West Bengal gears up for the upcoming seven-phase state assembly elections, with the ruling TMC and the BJP trading allegations of a nexus between the latter and the investigative agency. Dig Deeper

Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (ANI Photo)

AAP MP Sanjay Singh expressed disappointment over Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's exit from the opposition INDIA bloc, saying it was "not good at all". Singh criticized Kumar's political flip-flops, noting that the Bihar leader had been part of the Samajwadi movement and the Jayaprakash Narayan-led revolution, but has now switched sides multiple times, which the people of Bihar would not support. The AAP leader's comments come after Kumar resigned as Bihar CM, citing issues within the INDIA coalition, and formed a new government with the BJP, his on-and-off ally. Singh's remarks underscore the political tensions and realignments within the opposition as they gear up to take on the ruling BJP in the upcoming elections. Dig Deeper

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