Kolkata, June 29 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Lakshmikant Sahu welcomed the introduction of the West Bengal Public Safety and Control of Anti-Social Activities Bill and the new Other Backward Classes (OBC) reservation Bill, asserting that the legislation would strengthen the rule of law and benefit backward communities in the state.

Speaking to ANI on Monday, Sahu alleged that there had been no rule of law in West Bengal under the previous dispensation and claimed that innocent people had been subjected to atrocities and intimidation.

"There has never been a rule of law in Bengal. A particular religious community has been exploited, and many innocent people have been subjected to atrocities and the use of muscle power," Sahu ...