Thiruvananthapuram, April 3 -- Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Kiren Rijiju on Friday slammed the West Bengal government over Malda incident, saying that it "doesn't believe in the Constitution" and thinks it is "above the judiciary and Supreme Court."

"The TMC government in West Bengal doesn't believe in the Constitution of India. TMC thinks it is above the judiciary and the Supreme Court. One must follow the rule of law and follow the Constitution. TMC, being frustrated, is taking the law into its hands. The people of West Bengal are ready to punish the TMC government in Bengal," he told ANI.

A major political storm erupted in West Bengal as seven judicial officers, including three women, were held hostage by villagers in Mald...