Kolkata: Kolkata South MP Mala Roy, who is now with the NCPI, faced angry protest and was gheraoed by residents of a ward in Tollygunge under her Lok Sabha constituency on Sunday when she visited the area to supervise the preparation for Chhat Puja.
The demonstrators, most of whom were women, accused Ms Roy of demanding money from them in the name of providing them better accommodation and greeted her with ‘Chor, Chor’ slogans. They also vented their anger against her for joining a BJP ally.
In the morning, the parliamentarian went to a ground, which was turned into a temporary artificial waterbody for the festival, in ward number 88 of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC). She earlier represented the ward as a Trinamool Congress councillor.
As the protest unfolded surrounding her, cops were deployed. Ms Roy however, refused to leave the area despite the agitation. “I don’t know who is agitating and why. The administration and KMC are also in the dark about it,” she said.
Ms Roy later added, “I never resorted to politics of torture and atrocities. Local people know that very well. In fact, I saved the ground from a landgrab. It’s government land. Some people are now trying to create unrest. They think the land belongs to them.”
She was seen camping in the area till evening with her aides.
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