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Centre to take appropriate
action in West Bengal: PTI

Lashing out at the Jyoti Basu government for violent incidents in the state, he told reporters in Bhuj on Monday night that there was clear evidence that the ruling party in the state had incited violence after it had suffered a setback in elections to local bodies.

On what steps the Centre was considering against the Left Front government, Advani said, "Whatever steps are deemed appropriate will be taken."

After a visit to border areas in Kutch, he said the Centre was concerned over the situation in the Marxist-ruled state. "One can understand violence but political violence cannot be tolerated," he remarked.

The National Democratic Alliance, which had expressed concern while reviewing the situation in West Bengal on Saturday, had authorised the Centre to take appropriate steps.

Bharatiya Janata Party president Bangaru Laxman also described the situation in Bengal as "horrible" and asked the state unit of the party to prepare a comprehensive report on conditions there for discussion at the party's national executive on October 1.

At an informal meeting of party office-bearers in New Delhi, Laxman gave a brief account of his visit to the state and informed party colleagues that people in West Bengal were in favour of President's rule.

"The people told Laxman that only central intervention could save them from the misrule of the Communist Party of India-Marxist. Our president noticed winds of change blowing in the state and the issue will be discussed at the national executive," party spokesman Venkaiah Naidu told reporters.

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