"If the Home Minister keeps sending advisories and expects us to attend meetings, it will not happen," says Trinamool leader Saugata Roy claiming it violated 'federalism'

Trinamool Congress on Monday slammed the Centre for issuing advisories to the West Bengal government on the post-poll violence, doctors' strikes and various such issues in the state, citing that it was against federalism and violates the principle of cooperative federalism.

Participating in the Motion of Thanks to the President's address to the joint session of Parliament, Trinamool's Saugata Roy said if the government stops issuing advisories to the state, the party will co-operate with Centre.

"Many people ask me why AITC is not attending the dinner called by the Prime Minister and why we are not attending the meeting on One nation One election. If the Home Minister keeps sending advisories and expects us to attend their meetings, it will never happen," he said in Lok Sabha.

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The senior Trinamool member accused the BJP of creating mayhem in West Bengal but it found no mention in President's address. He also said that BJP members were creating mayhem in West Bengal by burning political offices and killing Trinamool workers:

"The Prime Minister went 18 times to West Bengal during elections. He even came to my constituency where the BJP was defeated. His party people are creating mayhem in West Bengal, burning our offices, killing our people, killing TMC workers. They have let loose violence. President does not mention this and the Home Minister sends us advisory. That is his temerity, his arrogance," he said.

Accusing the BJP of violating the basic spirit of the Constitution, he said the Presidential speech lacked the word ' secularism' and the name of Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of the country.

"That is because of RSS. The RSS did not take part in the freedom movement. They did not unfurl the Indian tricolour on January 26 for 30 years. They did not take part in the Quit India Movement in 1942. This organisation was banned after Gandhiji's assassination. Today I am sad because a former pracharak of RSS is country's Prime Minister," he said.

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Earlier on June 15, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had rubbished the claims of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) about "poor" law and order in the state, saying the Centre should send such advisories to states like Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat where "several murders have been reported in the last couple of years".

The MHA sought separate reports from the West Bengal government on the ongoing doctors' strike and on political violence that has left 160 people dead in the past four years.

In an advisory, the MHA told the state government that the continued trend of political violence from 2016 through 2019 is indicative of the "failure" on the part of the law-enforcement machinery of the state and asked the administration to inspire a sense of security among the people.

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Roy also slammed the government on the way it handled the Kashmir situation, Roy claimed that this year, 88 civilians died there but found no mention in the President's address.
He alleged that the government by bringing the triple talaq bill was trying to divide the country.

"How can you convert a civil offence to a criminal offence? The whole Muslim community is opposed to it. But they will bring it because they have to divide the society," he said.