New Delhi, Jun 17 : With violence in Lalgarh escalating, Congress today stepped up its attack on the Left Front Government in West Bengal saying it should resign if it was unable to run the affairs of the state in accordance with the Constitution.
"If the Left Front government is unable to run the affairs of West Bengal in accordance with the Constitutional mandate and duties, it should seriously consider stepping down," party spokesman Manish Tewari told reporters here.
Asked whether Congress was demanding invocation of Article 356 in the state, he said, "I have made no suggestion for Article 355 or 356 (for imposition of President's rule) or any other Constitutional measure." Tewari also rejected Left Front allegations that Trinamool Congress and Congress were behind the tribal violence in Lalgarh in East Midnapore district of the state.
"I reject it with the contempt it deserves," Tewari said, adding that Congress is a non-violent party which cannot support any kind of violence.
Accusing the Left Front government for indulging in a rule by the cadre (of the Left) instead of rule of law, Tewari said, "When you sow the wind, you reap the whirlwind". Ze
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