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The PIL at the apex court seeks probe, either by the CBI or a SIT and monitored by the apex court, while litigation at HC sought immediate deployment of central forces to restore peace and tranquillity in the area.
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CPI(M) state secretary Md Salim and State Congress president Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury were scheduled to hold a discussion in the matter in the Murshidabad district. However, Salim told mediapersons in the evening that a meeting could not be held between the two.
Chowdhury alleged that the Mamata Banerjee government was trying to politicise the issue and questioned why opposition political parties were not allowed to go to Sandeshkhali. "Why are opposition parties being prevented from entering Sandeshkhali? What is the state government trying to hide? Why are they trying to politicise it?" Chowdhury said.