New Delhi, March 6 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday hit out at the Mamata Banerjee-led TMC government in West Bengal over Sandeshkhali, accusing it of shielding Shahjahan Sheikh, accused of "land grand" and "sexual assault" against women.

"Trinamool Congress government is not Beti Bachao, but Shahjahan Bachao. Yesterday, the Calcutta High Court ruled that the case should be handed over to the CBI and his custody should be remanded to them. They said that he was being protected. The West Bengal police are not properly investigating. Public confidence has been shaken," the BJP spokesperson said.

Accusing Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of defending Shaikh, he said, "Then Mamata defended him in the Assembly, raised questions on th...