THE JHARKHAND STORY DESK
New Delhi, Feb 29: The Trinamool Congress (TMC) suspended Sheikh Shahjahan for six years on Thursday following his arrest by the West Bengal Police regarding the assault on Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials in Sandeshkhali, North 24 Parganas district, on January 5th.
Sheikh was a member of the TMC-held North 24 Parganas Zilla Parishad in addition to serving as the party convenor of the Sandeshkhali assembly constituency.
Shortly after his arrest, TMC MP Derek O’Brien declared that Shahjahan would be suspended.
“We have decided to suspend Sheikh Shahjahan from the party for 6 years. As always, we walk the talk. We have set examples in the past, and we are doing so today,” Derek O’Brien stated at a press conference.
“But we dare the BJP to suspend leaders, who have corruption cases against them and have several criminal cases against them,” he added.
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Arrested today and sent to 10-day police custody
West Bengal police arrested Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Sheikh Shahjahan on Thursday morning.
Later, after being produced in Basirhat Court, he was sent to 10-day police custody.
He was finally arrested after being on the run for 55 days.
He was apprehended at a residence located in Minakhan, roughly 30 kilometres from Sandeshkhali Island on the outskirts of Sunderbans, within the North 24 Parganas district.
Attack on ED officers, allegations of land grab and sexual assault by women
The Trinamool leader has been apprehended in connection with an incident involving the assault of Enforcement Directorate officers during a raid on January 5th.
This month, Sandeshkhali in the North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal has experienced extensive demonstrations against TMC figure Shahjahan Sheikh, with some women demanding justice for purported abuses attributed to the TMC leader.
Shajahan Sheikh and his close associates were accused by a significant number of women in Sandeshkhali of land-grab and sexual assault.
