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Why Modi is silent on BJP leader's arrest? asks Cong Press Trust of India | New Delhi March 1, 2017 Last Updated at 21:42 IST The Congress today targeted the BJP after the arrest of its women's wing leader Juhi Chowdhury for her alleged involvement in a child trafficking case, and asked why the Prime Minister was silent over the issue. "Prime Minister Modi is silent on the sex racket in WB (West Bengal), but makes divisive statements in UP (Uttar Pradesh)," Congress leader Manpreet Badal said. Addressing a press conference here, the Congress leader said it is "glaringly shameful" that the West Bengal BJP Mahila Morcha general secretary Juhi Chowdhury has been arrested for her involvement in a child trafficking racket. He claimed Juhi has now told the police that she was advised to escape to Nepal by an MP of BJP. "Who is this BJP MP?" he asked. He alleged that the owner of the Jalpaiguri orphanage publicly stated that Juhi had sought assistance for her from BJP Rajya Sabha member Roopa Ganguly and BJP National General Secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya for "assistance and necessary clearances from the government" for the facility. "These allegations are indeed shocking, disgusting and utterly shameful, reflecting a deep rooted malice in the BJP," he said. "(Prime Minister Narendra) Modi must also tell the nation how and why the names of BJP national general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya and BJP nominated Rajya Sabha MP Roopa Ganguly surfaced in a child trafficking racket in West Bengal?" he asked. "But in BJP-ruled Madhya Pradesh, a spy ring was exposed and PM Modi is silent. In West Bengal, a BJP general secretary of their women's wing was arrested for allegedly running a sex racket...," he alleged. Chowdhury was arrested from Batasia area close to the Indo-Nepal border last night by the CID for her alleged involvement in the Jalpaiguri child trafficking case. The BJP has, however, denied her involvement and termed her arrest as a "conspiracy". (This story has not been edited by Business Standard staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.) II/III. www.firstpost.com/india/west-bengal-bjp-leaders-roopa-ganguly-and-kailash-vijayvargiya-named-in-child-trafficking-case-3309488.html West Bengal: BJP leaders Roopa Ganguly and Kailash Vijayvargiya named in child-trafficking case FP StaffMar, 01 2017 18:46:10 IST A key accused in the child-trafficking case in West Bengal has alleged that Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) party national general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya and state women's wing president Roopa Ganguly were involved in the racket. According to a report in Deccan Chronicle, the accused Chandana Chakraborty, who ran a child care home in north Bengal, alleged that West Bengal Mahila Morcha general secretary Juhi Chowdhury approached Ganguly and Vijayvargiya to “resolve some issues” about her shelter home. Kailash Vijayvargiya and Roopa Ganguly have been named in West Bengal molestation caseKailash Vijayvargiya and Roopa Ganguly have been named in West Bengal molestation case Chakraborty said she approached Chowdhury for help and was assured that her problems would be resolved, The Hindu reported. According to a report in the New Indian Express, West Bengal Crime Investigation Department (CID) has claimed that it has audio evidence of conversation between Chowdhury and Kailash Vijayvargiya's secretary and based on Chandana's allegations, may summon Vijayvargiya and Ganguly, besides Vijayvargiya's secretary for interrogation Chowdhury was arrested on Tuesday night from Batasia area close to the India-Nepal border in Darjeeling. She was produced in the Chief Judicial Magistrate's court in Siliguri, on Wednesday and remanded in CID custody for 12 days, a senior CID official said. She is the fourth person arrested in the Jalpaiguri district case which has created a storm in Bengal with its political connotations. Chowdhury, who was on the run for the last few days after her name was linked to the case involving trafficking of at least 17 children, was brought to Matigara police station here for interrogation. CID sources said the agency has recovered a diary with detailed entries about her connection with the traffickers from fellow accused Manas Bhowmik who was arrested earlier this month. According to the diary, Chowdhury accompanied prime accused Chandana Chakraborty to Delhi on 2 February and held a meeting with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Kailash Vijayvargiya. They were supposed to meet a Union Minister to discuss about the adoption centres in Jalpaiguri, sources said. Following the court order, the BJP state committee removed the Jalpaiguri district women wing (Mohila morcha) leader from the party, stating her activity has harmed the image of BJP. "Chakraborty went to Delhi with a child trafficking accused woman without the party's consent. She is removed from BJP as her activity is harmful for the party's image," said BJP state president Dilip Ghosh. Chowdhury's arrest came on a day when Chakraborty, arrested in connection with the scandal earlier, blamed her for wrongdoing. Chakraborty, chairperson of Jalpaiguri-based child adoption centre Bimala Sishu Griho, was arrested with Chief Adoption Officer Sonali Mondal for selling at least 17 children through shady adoption deals. Chakraborty on Tuesday admitted going to Delhi with Chowdhury to seek "help" for her organisation and claimed that the BJP leader did all the negotiations with the senior leadership while she was in a different room. "Juhi assured me she would sort out all the issues," Chakraborty said. "I haven't talked to anyone, Juhi did. She might have talked to (BJP leaders) Roopa Ganguly and Kailash Vijayvargiya. I was sitting in a separate room. We are innocent. We will definitely help in the investigation," she said. On Wednesday morning, Ghosh said that his party's legal cell will try to get Chowdhury out on bail. Ghosh said the party was not calling her innocent or guilty at this stage, but the law of the land should prevail. "Juhi is our party worker. I know her. Now suddenly her name has been linked into the case. So we are taking our own time. That doesn't mean that we are calling her innocent. "She has to be tried according to the law. If she is guilty, the party will not take her side. She should be punished as per law of the land. Our legal cell will try to secure her bail because till now we don't hold her guilty," Ghosh said. Queried about Chakraborty naming her, Ganguly shot back: "Why should I respond to what an accused has said?" With inputs from IANS III. http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/bengal-child-trafficking-arrested-bjp-woman-leader-names-political-personalities/story-uFOBvJLzqKO4gGAXzloQkM.html Bengal child trafficking: Arrested BJP woman leader names ‘political personalities’ INDIA Updated: Mar 02, 2017 18:51 IST Juhi Chowdhury, a former leader of BJP’s Mahila Morcha in Jalpaiguri district, was arrested by the CID near the India-Nepal border in Darjeeling.(Facebook) BJP leader Juhi Chowdhury, who was arrested for her alleged link to a child trafficking racket in West Bengal and sent to 12 days CID custody, has named some “influential political personalities” during her grilling, a CID source said on Thursday. “Juhi is being interrogated about her alleged involvement in the child trafficking racket. She has mentioned the names of some influential political personalities during interrogation which we cannot reveal right now for the sake of the investigation,” said an officer of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID). The officer also confirmed that Chowdhury would be interrogated together with prime accused Chandana Chakraborty for clarity in the case. “We would interrogate them together as well as separately as we need the corroboration and contradiction from both of them,” he added. Chowdhury, a former leader of Bharatiya Janata Party’s Mahila Morcha (women’s wing) in Jalpaiguri district, was arrested by the CID on Tuesday night from Batasia area, close to the India-Nepal border in Darjeeling and was sent by a court to 12 days CID custody on Wednesday. Read more Newborn traffickers preyed on unwed mothers, booked babies in advance for sale BJP removes leader Juhi Chowdhury arrested for alleged child trafficking in Bengal Following the court order, the BJP removed her from the post of the state secretary of the Mahila Morcha. “Chowdhury went to Delhi with a woman accused of child trafficking without the party’s consent. She has been removed from her post in BJP as her activity is harmful for the party’s image,” said BJP state president Dilip Ghosh. According to sources, Chowdhury fled to a relative’s house in Nepal for a few days to escape from the investigating agency before returning to the village near the Indo-Nepal border. CID sleuths are also looking for her father Rabindranarayan Chowdhury, a local BJP leader who looked after Juhi’s financial transactions. Chowdhury’s arrest came after Chandana Chakraborty, arrested earlier in the same scandal, blamed her for wrongdoing and accused the BJP leader of negotiating with political heavyweights in Delhi about her child adoption centre. “Juhi assured me she would sort out all the issues. She might have talked to (BJP leaders) Roopa Ganguly and Kailash Vijayvargiya. I was sitting in a separate room. We are innocent. We will definitely help in the investigation,” Chakraborty alleged. Both Ganguly and Vijayvargiya have rubbished the charges. The state BJP leadership, which conceded that the party was “under some discomfort” after the young leader’s arrest, said it would not take her side if she is found guilty. Read more After Juhi Chowdhury’s arrest, BJP moves court against Derek O’ Brien Teens in Bengal villages up in arms against child traffickers CID’s additional director general Rajesh Kumar, meanwhile, claimed Chowdhury was directly involved in trafficking of newborn children. However, Chowdhury claimed she was “innocent”. “I am innocent. They can’t prove me guilty,” she told the media. CID sources said the agency has recovered from fellow accused Manas Bhowmik – who was arrested last month -- a diary with detailed entries about Chowdhury’s connection with traffickers. According to the diary, Chowdhury accompanied prime accused and Jalpaiguri-based child adoption centre Bimala Sishu Griho chairperson Chandana Chakraborty to Delhi on February 2 and met BJP general secretary Vijayvargiya. Chakraborty is now in custody along with her aide Sonali Mondal for selling at least 17 children through shady adoption deals. Vijayvargiya cast aspersions on the police action and advocated a central agency probe. “I have no trust in the police investigation. In pursuance of a conspiracy, one after the other leaders of our party are being falsely implicated and arrested. We do not trust this (Bengal) government nor their police. “This government and their police can go to any extent. So, we would like to see the matter being probed by a central agency,” he said. Actor-turned-BJP MP Roopa Ganguly said those who are levelling such “detestable charges” against her “and a young girl like Juhi Chowdhury” would have to pay for it. -- Peace Is Doable -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
