The Crossbill Team
Trinamool Congress (TMC) candidate and three time MP from Birbhum Lok Sabha in West Bengal, Satabdi Roy had to face people’s ire during her campaigning on Monday (April 15).
The protesting villagers of Bataspur area of Birbhum's Sainthia town stopped sitting MP’s car and started questioning her regarding the lack of basic amenities like drinking water and roads in the area.
They made the TMC leader listen to their complaints. The villagers claim that there has been a problem of drinking water in the area for many days. The administration has not addressed their problem despite repeated appeals made by the villagers.
The protesters also said that several roads in the village are in poor condition and have not been repaired.
There were reports that some of the villagers complained that Roy's security guard threatened them. A villager told the media, "I have been told that you will have to suffer the consequences of what you have done (protest)." He also added that, "70 percent of the people here live in the village, while 30 percent in cities. Satabdi Roy became MP because we voted her. But there is no development in the village. That's all we've said."
The outgoing MP, however dismissed the news of the protest. She had asserted that there was no such protest which took place. According to Roy, she herself stopped the car to get information from the villagers.
Birbhum is going vote on 13 May.
The protesting villagers of Bataspur area of Birbhum's Sainthia town stopped sitting MP’s car and started questioning her regarding the lack of basic amenities like drinking water and roads in the area.
They made the TMC leader listen to their complaints. The villagers claim that there has been a problem of drinking water in the area for many days. The administration has not addressed their problem despite repeated appeals made by the villagers.
The protesters also said that several roads in the village are in poor condition and have not been repaired.
There were reports that some of the villagers complained that Roy's security guard threatened them. A villager told the media, "I have been told that you will have to suffer the consequences of what you have done (protest)." He also added that, "70 percent of the people here live in the village, while 30 percent in cities. Satabdi Roy became MP because we voted her. But there is no development in the village. That's all we've said."
The outgoing MP, however dismissed the news of the protest. She had asserted that there was no such protest which took place. According to Roy, she herself stopped the car to get information from the villagers.
Birbhum is going vote on 13 May.
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