Kolkata, Nov. 10 -- Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Kunal Ghosh on Monday alleged political vendetta following the arrest of party MLA Paresh Ram Das in an alleged rape case, claiming that the police action came after the legislator decided to move away from the BJP and work under the leadership of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.

Reacting to the arrest, Ghosh said he would not comment on the merits of the case, stating that it was an old matter and that the alleged incident had taken place around three years before the case was registered.

He said, "Regarding the arrest of Pareshram Das, I will not make any comment about his case because we do not know what the merit of his case is. But it is an old case. When the case was f...