Bengaluru cafe blast arrest: Amit Malviya says ‘Bengal safe haven for terrorists’; Mamata hits back, accuses BJP of spreading canards | India News

NEW DELHI: The arrest of two accused in the Bengaluru cafe blast case from West Bengal triggered a political slugfest between the ruling Trinamool Congress and BJP. Amit Malviya, BJP’s social media head and central observer for the state, claimed the arrest showed how West Bengal has become a haven for terrorists. Chief minister Mamata Banerjee reacted sharply to his remarks and blamed the BJP for spreading canards against the state.Mamata said the arrest happened because of the prompt response of state police and also questioned about the state of policing in BJP-ruled states.
Soon after the arrest, Amit Malviya posted on X: “NIA detains two chief suspects in the Rameshwaram Cafe blast, bomber Mussavir Hussain Shazib and accomplice Abdul Matheen Ahmed Taahaa, from Kolkata. Both likely belong to ISIS cell in Shivamogga, Karnataka. West Bengal, unfortunately, under Mamata Banerjee, has become a safe haven for terrorists.”

Within minutes of Malviya’s post, TMC leader Kunal Ghosh claimed that the accused were arrested by the NIA with the help of West Bengal Police.
“Well done @WBPolice in connection with the Bengaluru-cafe blast arrest. Even @NIA_India has acknowledged it in their statements. Any anti-forces should be strictly dealt with. But let me ask to @BJP4India and their minions – where is this arrests made from? KANTHI. We all know which family and BJP’s main leader runs illegal activities from Contai,” he posted on X.
The Trinamool leader said Kanthi or Contai is a stronghold of BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari and his family and asked the state agencies to investigative into the “family’s alleged role in the incident.”

Mamata Banerjee, who was at a rally in Cooch Behar, also responded to the BJP leader’s remarks and said “Heard one BJP leader saying that Bengal is not safe. The accused were arrested within two hours following a prompt response by police. What about the states where you are in power?” “What about Uttar Pradesh Pradesh, Rajasthan, Delhi, Gujarat and Bihar? ” she asked.
Meanwhile, West Bengal police also countered Amit Malviya’s claims and called it “falsehood at its worst.”
“WEST BENGAL POLICE EXPOSES LIES OF BJP & THEIR CHEAP TROLLS. Falsehood at its worst! Contrary to the claims made by @amitmalviya, the fact is that, two suspects in the Rameshwaram Cafe blast case have been arrested from Purba Medinipur in a JOINT operation by the West Bengal Police and the Central Intelligence Agencies. The proactive role of WBP in the matter has been officially acknowledged by the Central Agencies,” West Bengal Police said.