'Completely dissatisfied' with Home Min's statement, TMC to chalk out plan for Monday

"Completely dissatisfied" with the statement of Home Minister Rajnath Singh accusing TMC leaders of creating an "unruly situation" at the Silchar airport, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) is going to chalk out a plan of action over the weekend.

The party today staged protests in both Houses of Parliament over the detention of some of its leaders in Assam's Silchar yesterday, over which the Lok Sabha was adjourned briefly.

Though TMC members had demanded a statement from Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Singh stated in the Lower House that since there were prohibitory orders in Assam, state officials had "requested" TMC leaders to return from the airport itself.

"The statement of Rajnath Singh is completely unacceptable. We expected that the Centre will intimate us on its own and take appropriate action. Nothing was done. We are completely dissatisfied with his statement. Over the weekend, we are going to chalk out our plan of action for Monday," a senior TMC leader said.

Senior members of the TMC have been called back to Kolkata, where the TMC chief has given a call to observe "black day" on Saturday and Sunday.

According to a TMC source, the party is likely to meet members of the delegation, which had gone to Silchar, over the weekend to assess the situation and may intensify protests inside and outside Parliament on Monday.

The party had moved Privilege Motions in both Houses of Parliament against the director general of police and the chief secretary of Assam regarding the issue.

In the Rajya Sabha, the notice of Privilege Motion given by TMC member Santanu Sen was being examined, whereas in the Lok Sabha, the motion moved by Saugata Roy was rejected. The Speaker, however, had allowed TMC member Kalyan Banerjee to speak on the issue.