Kolkata, July 13 -- Defending the implementation of West Bengal's new anti-organised crime law, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Monday said the legislation was "the need of the hour" to curb what he described as decades of political violence and criminality in the state.
"For 34 years, Bengal was ruled by Communist harmads and for the next 15 years by Trinamool goondas. This law was essential to rein them in. We passed it in the Assembly, and the Governor has given his assent," Adhikari said after accompanying the BJP's three Rajya Sabha candidates to file their nomination papers.
His remarks came on a day when the state's new anti-organised crime legislation formally came into force, empowering police and district authorities with swe...