West Bengal: 34 arrested in connection with the blast in a firecracker godown
West Bengal: 34 arrested in connection with the blast in a firecracker godown
Kolkata (IANS) | Thirty-four people have been arrested in connection with the explosion at an illegal firecracker warehouse in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district that killed three people. They will be produced in a lower court in Kolkata on Monday. The blast occurred in Maheshtala area on Sunday night, six days after a blast at an illegal firecracker factory at Egra in East Midnapore district on May 16.
Locals have alleged that the illegal godown in Maheshtala was on the ground floor of a private residence and was running for a long time. He also claimed that despite knowing about the existence of the godown, no action was taken by the local administration.
Meanwhile, a political slugfest has erupted over the blast, with Leader of the Opposition Shubhendu Adhikari describing West Bengal’s current situation with Ukraine. Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, the official said in a tweet. I think if one calculates and compares the number of explosions on Ukrainian soil so far, the number would be less than the number of explosions in West Bengal during this period.
Meanwhile, Shantanu Sen of the Trinamool Congress said that the blast incident was certainly unfortunate, but the attempt by opposition parties to do politics over dead bodies is not acceptable.
