Kolkata, November 05: West Bengal Congress today said the Centre should caution the state over repeated violence there but did not favour immediate imposition of President’s Rule as demanded by Trinamool Congress.
State Congress working presidents Pradip Bhattacharya and Subrata Mukherjee told reporters here that they were not immediately demanding imposition of President’s Rule, but the Centre should take some measures to caution the state government.
“The violence in the state is a matter of grave concern.
We apprehend that violence may spread to all parts of the state,” they said.
The people of the state should know that the Centre is concerned about the situation in the state, they said.
Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee had yesterday said by resorting to violence CPI-M was was paving the way for imposition of President’s rule in the state.
–Agencies