Kolkata: Railway minister Mamata Banerjee
on Saturday said she was ready to offer jobs to family members of
the 24 EFR personnel killed in the February 15 Maoist attack
at Silda in West Midnapore district.
"We have Railway Protection Force and I may provide
jobs to the family members of the slain EFR personnel," the
Trinamool Congress chief told reporters at Raj Bhavan after a
meeting with West Bengal Governor M K Nayarayan, who
incidentally had visited the EFR camp.
Reiterating that the CPI-M was resorting to "politics
of terror", she alleged that the police were not allowed to
work freely.
"The Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee government should be
asked to perform raj dharma. If it fails to perform raj dharma
there is no need for them to continue," she said.
Asked about the response of Narayanan, a former
national security advisor, Banerjee replied, "I can't say what
transpired between us, but he is experienced on internal
security."
PTI
First Published: Saturday, February 27, 2010, 22:27