Trinamool MP sent to custody, Mamata dares BJP to impose president's rule

Kolkata, Nov 22 (IANS) Trinamool Congress MP Srinjoy Bose was Saturday sent to CBI custody for his alleged complicity in the Saradha scam, as West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee lashed out at the central government for its "divisive politics" and dared it to impose President's rule in the state. Banerjee, also the Trinamool chief, said she would not be cowed down by the intimidating tactics of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led government but would retaliate. She questioning the Central Bureau of Investigation's (CBI) credibility and called for its reconstitution. Even as Banerjee hit out at the central government and the CBI, Governor K.N. Tripathi justified Bose's arrest, saying the probe agency "must have reasons" to do so. Addressing party activists here, Banerjee said: "Just because I went to Delhi to attend a conclave of secular parties, they took revenge by arresting our MP." "If we are hit, we will hit back. Don't show us red eyes. We are not dependent on you.