"People being bought and sold...": Dilip Ghosh jabs ruling TMC over Sandeshkhali 'sting video'
sting video', claiming that the BJP faked the Sandeshkhali horrors to defame the ruling Trinamool Congress in the state; Dilip Ghosh, the latter's candidate for the Bardhaman-Durgapur Lok Sabha seat, said people were being 'bought and sold' in the state.
Also weighing in on the controversy around the molestation charge against Bengal Governor CV Anand Bose by a staffer at the Raj Bhavan, Ghosh claimed that people were also being installed at the governor's official residence in exchange for money.
Speaking to on Sunday, the BJP's former state president said, «People are being bought and sold (under the TMC). They are even being seated or installed at the Raj Bhavan in exchange for money. However, this (alleged sting video) wouldn't make any difference (to the outcome of the Lok Sabha elections in the state). It was not the BJP but the common people of Sandeshkhali who erupted in protest and came out on the streets against the ruling party. (Sheikh) Shahjahan (expelled TMC strongman and key Sandeshkhali accused) has confessed to the charges against him. It was his henchmen who attacked the ED and CBI (teams).»
The TMC, on Saturday, flagged a video from an alleged sting operation that was broadcast by a local television news channel.
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