Alleging that the Centre was trying to "disturb" the federal structure of the country, he said Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi had not recommended the deployment.
"How was the CRPF deployed on the basis of (BJP national secretary) Rahul Sinha's words? Who has given them the rights to do so...They (the Centre) are trying to disturb the federal structure of the country. Law-and-order is a state matter," Chatterjee told reporters at the state secretariat.
Hours after the arrest of Trinamool Congress MP Sudip Bandyopadhyay by the CBI yesterday in connection with the Rose Valley chit fund scam, the BJP office in central Kolkata was attacked allegedly by the activists of the TMC's student wing.
Subsequently, CRPF personnel, meant for Sinha's personal security, were deployed outside the office which triggered a controversy.
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"I get CRPF protection. For my security, more CRPF personnel have been deputed in view of the ongoing violence," he had said.
Reacting to BJP general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya's
"warning" to the TMC today to "mend its ways or face consequences", Chatterjee said "such corrupt people should not question others but mind their own businesses".
"Some half-leaders have surfaced these days. Such corrupt leaders who have lost their posts must mind their own businesses...And, instead of questioning the stability of a government or criticising it, they must run a check on their own stability. Such corrupt people have no right to criticise others...The people of India will one day teach them a lesson," he said.
"We will also demonstrate in front of the RBI office in the city on these three days. We will continue with our fight for the right of the people," he added.