Shahjahan Sheikh would pick up any Dalit woman he wanted, robbing her of respect, if he felt like it…

Kolkata: Entry into Sandeshkhali village of West Bengal is not easy. Media, politicians, social workers, no one is allowed to enter Sandeshkhali. Section 144 has been imposed in this village adjacent to the Bangladesh border. Police are deployed at every nook and corner. In this village, Shahjahan Sheikh, his two disciples Uttam Sardar and Shibu Hazra are like the villains of terror films.

These leaders of Trinamool Congress are accused of forcibly occupying land, making labor without money, beating them for demanding wages and raping women. The terror is so great that the women of the village do not come out of their houses after dusk. It is alleged that he used to call all the women to his office at 12 o’clock in the night in the name of party meeting. When the Women’s Commission team reached Sandeshkhali, the women started crying after narrating their plight. Even when Governor CV Anand Bose had reached Sandeshkhali, the dark truth of Shahjahan Sheikh came to light.

West Bengal Police kept harassing at the behest of Sheikh

When the case of atrocities on women gained momentum in Sandeshkhali in North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, the police immediately arrested Uttara Sardar. Trinamool Congress suspended him from the party for six years. The report of the National Commission for Women has also mentioned the collusion of West Bengal Police with Shahjahan Sheikh. Based on conversations with the victims, the Women’s Commission said that when the women opposed Shahjahan Sheikh and his henchmen, the Bengal Police used to harass their families. At the behest of Shahjahan Sheikh, the police kept arresting the husbands of the victims in false cases. TMC administration also kept threatening to transfer the working people. Commission member Delina Khongdup said that the condition of women and the role of police in Sandeshkhali present a frightening picture. However, Trinamool Congress has termed these allegations as baseless. Mamta government minister Partha Bhowmik considers it a dispute of money in exchange for land. He says that many people were not paid the amount for land lease, due to which people became angry. He denied the allegations of raping the women. So far the police have arrested 17 people.

Who is Shahjahan Sheikh, whose gesture is a decree in Sandeshkhali?

42 year old Shahjahan Sheikh is famous as ‘Bhai’ in North 24 Parganas. It was on his instructions that the ED and CRPF teams that had come to investigate the ration scam were attacked. Shahjahan Sheikh, a fish businessman, started his politics in 2004 from the Brick Kiln Union. CPI(M) made him a union leader. Then he tried his hand in many businesses. He made progress in the business of buying and selling land and lending money on interest. In 2011, he left CPM and joined TMC. Shahjahan Sheikh, who was once close to Mukul Rai, became close to veteran TMC leader Jyotipriya Mallik. After this, his influence in the corridors of power and administration increased. It is alleged that after becoming the deputy head of the Gram Panchayat in 2018, he started a campaign to grab land. According to the Women’s Commission, women were physically harassed at its behest. The victimized women told that he used to call a meeting of the women of the area at 12 o’clock in the night. No one had the courage to oppose him. Those who protested were harassed by ‘Bhai’s’ henchmen Uttam Sardar and Shibu Hazra. The extent of terror was such that people still hesitate to speak against them. Shahjahan Sheikh was also accused of allowing Bangladeshi infiltrators to enter India. TMC leader Shahjahan Sheikh is absconding after the attack on the ED team. ED has issued an outlook notice against him. There is talk that he has fled to Bangladesh.

Courtesy: Hindi News