New Delhi: BJP president J.P. Nadda on Sunday asked whether West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee wants to win the Lok Sabha elections by intimidating and threatening people, as she slammed her government over the seizure of arms and ammunition by the CBI in Sandeshkhali. Attacked.

In a statement, he expressed confidence that the BJP will win more than 35 of the 4 Lok Sabha seats in the state and expressed his party's solidarity with the women of Sandeshkhali who were allegedly raped by former Trinamool Congress leader Shahjahan Shaikh and his associates. Was sexually harassed by.

Shaikh, who is now suspended from TMC, is in Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI custody) and is also accused of land grabbing by local people.

The CBI on Friday seized arms and ammunition, including a police service revolver and foreign-made firearms, during searches at two premises of an associate of Shaikh.

The searches were conducted in connection with the mob attack on an Enforcement Directorate (ED) team in January, which was allegedly instigated by Sheikh.Taking aim at the state government, Nadda said, "Will Mamata Banerjee win elections by intimidating and threatening people? If she thinks she can win elections by this then it is a serious mistake." People will teach them a lesson, he said.

Nadda claimed that by fielding the Sandeshkhali victim as one of his Lok Sabha candidates, BJ has reaffirmed his support for women empowerment.

He said that Sandeshkhali victims are not alone and the entire country stands with them.

Banerjee on Saturday said there was "no evidence" of recovery of arms and ammunition in Sandeshkhali and claimed that CBI teams conducted the searches without informing the state police.Expressing doubts regarding the operation, Banerjee said that the recovered items "may have been brought by officials of the central agency".

The BJP had won 18 Lok Sabha seats in West Bengal in the 2019 elections and is making every possible effort to improve its position there.