West Bengal BJP chief labels protesters Bangladeshis who shall be expelled in SIR

The Leader of Opposition within the West Bengal Assembly, the BJP’s Suvendu Adhikari, bumped into protesters at totally different places throughout the South 24 Parganas district on Sunday as he attended Kali Puja.

Speaking to the media later, Mr. Adhikari stated his automobile was attacked at a number of locations within the district. “In South 24 Parganas district, immediately I confronted repeated assaults from unlawful Bangladeshi Muslims. The obstruction, vandalism, and chaos had been orchestrated by none apart from the TMC Zila Parishad member, Rekha Gazi, with the help and assist of SP Koteswara Rao,” he alleged in a publish on X, sharing a purported video of one of many incidents.

Mr. Adhikari claimed that he was attacked on his solution to Raidighi; the TMC has refuted the allegations, saying the locals had real considerations.

The protesters, who included girls, held posters demanding that the Centre launch funds resulting from West Bengal. Hundreds of protesters blocked Mr. Adhikari’s convoy and raised slogans.

SIR will exclude illegals

The BJP chief stated he was not collaborating in any political occasion however was going to affix Kali Puja and Diwali festivities as a Hindu. The Nandigram MLA, who has been drumming up assist for a Special Intensive Revision (SIR), stated that names of “Bangladeshi Muslims” who had been behind the assault on his automobile shall be faraway from the voter checklist after the SIR.

Trinamool Congress spokesperson Kunal Ghosh stated his celebration has nothing to do with the protests.

“The downside is that the individuals of Bengal are indignant with the BJP’s insurance policies… People know that the funds meant for them weren’t supplied by the BJP; the funds for housing weren’t given, which Mamata Banerjee supplied… People are rejecting the politics of the BJP,” Mr. Ghosh stated

The protests got here a day after Darjeeling MP, the BJP’s Raju Bista, claimed his convoy was attacked in Darjeeling. On October 6, two BJP leaders, MP Khagen Murmu and MLA Sankar Ghosh, had been attacked at Nagrakata allegedly by Trinamool Congress supporters, whereas they had been visiting flood victims.

Mr. Adhikari’s convoy was attacked as soon as earlier than at Khagrabari on August 5 and the BJP chief stated that there was a conspiracy to kill him. Over the years, a number of BJP leaders together with former State celebration presidents Dilip Ghosh and Sukanta Majumdar have confronted comparable assaults allegedly by supporters of the TMC.