Kolkata, March 29 -- Reliving the Sandeshkhali episode, Trinamool Congress All India general secretary Abhishek Banerjee, without naming Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), alleged that the women in Sandeshkhali were forced to sign blank papers, which were later converted into rape allegations.
"A sting operation has made everything clear. BJP leader Gangadhar Koyal's statements prove that the entire episode was a staged conspiracy. False allegations were used to malign our mothers and sisters," Banerjee said at a public meeting at Sandeshkhali on Sunday.
The Sandeshkhali issue had earlier seen serious allegations from locals, including claims of forced land grabs, coercion, and harassment of women, with accusations that complaints were not ent...