Kolkata: BJP president JP Nadda Wednesday stated West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s silence on the post poll violence within the state speaks of her involvement and claimed that at the least 14 BJP employees have been killed and as much as a lakh individuals have fled their houses in post-poll violence within the state. He condemned the “brutal killings” which have taken place after the outcomes and alleged that BJP employees had been killed and ladies molested and raped in several elements of the state by Trinamool Congress employees.
“Mamata Banerjee’s silence speaks about her involvement and she starts her third term with blood on her hands,” Nadda stated addressing a press convention right here. “The TMC workers have targeted the BJP grass-root level workers … This is a state-sponsored programme … We will fight democratically tooth and nail,” he stated and asserted that BJP will root out intolerance from the state.
The BJP president visited the residences of some get together employees who’ve allegedly confronted atrocities by the hands of goons owing allegiance to the ruling Trinamool Congress throughout a two-day go to to the state from Tuesday. He claimed that moreover the BJP employees, their households have been attacked and ladies have been particularly focused, aside from loot of property. Alleging atrocities on BJP employees at Gosaba and East Canning in South 24 Parganas district and at Sandeshkhali in North 24 Parganas and destruction of entire villages, he stated the villagers there had confronted “Amphan last year and Mamtaphan this year”.
Nadda claimed that 80,000 to at least one lakh individuals had been pressured to depart their houses in several elements of the state owing to atrocities following TMC’s win within the poll. People of north Bengal districts have even fled to neighbouring Assam to avoid wasting their lives.
These individuals have been offered shelter and different necessities in Assam, he stated including “Mamata Banerjee has won the elections, but humanity has lost”.
Nadda stated the incidents of post poll violence in Bengal reminded him of the “horrendous” violence and killings on “direct action day” throughout partition on August 16, 1947.
“What happened in Bengal on May 2 (the day votes were counted) is similar to the direct action day,” and mirrored TMC supremo’s name “Khela hobe” (recreation is on) in Nandigram earlier than the polls, he stated.
Asked whether or not BJP is considering to hunt imposition of Article 356 in West Bengal, the BJP president stated that the process is {that a} report is generated by the governor which is analysed by the central businesses and by the ministry of house affairs earlier than a choice is taken.
Under Article 356, if a state authorities is unable to operate based on Constitutional provisions, the Centre can take direct management of the state equipment.
“As far as BJP is concerned, even if it is a fit case we are people who fight democratically,” Nadda stated.
BJP has received over 37 per cent votes and 77 seats in West Bengal within the meeting poll, Nadda stated and asserted that the saffron get together will take the struggle to its conclusive finish democratically.
BJP state president Dilip Ghosh in the course of the day administered the oath of serving the individuals of the state to the get together MLAs, he stated.
The saffron get together president hit out at human rights organisations for preserving mum on what is occurring in Bengal post elections and puzzled whether or not they struggle for human rights selectively.
“I am also shocked by the opposition parties that they have not come out with a single statement in condemnation,” he stated including that it speaks of “double standards”.
Nadda that the BJP authorities on the Centre will fulfil its commitments to the individuals of Bengal on Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi and Ayushman Bharat schemes and urged Banerjee to cooperate with it.
He stated that politics of appeasement can be stopped in Bengal and added that the language utilized by Mamata Banerjee or her tradition doesn’t characterize Bengal.
On the chief minister’s assertion that photographs and movies doing the rounds within the social media about violence within the state are faux, Nadda challenged that the challenged be proved faux.
Nadda accused Banerjee of doing divisive politics and stated that inside hours of taking oath she was differentiating between BJP, CPI(M) and TMC for the post poll violence within the state.
Soon after her swearing-in Banerjee had stated that violence and clashes had been going down in areas the place the BJP received the elections.
“The level of thinking is really very worrisome,” he stated including that as chief minister she has to take the duty of the entire state.
He asserted that the BJP management is with its employees and supporters and can stand by them and {that a} helpline will quickly be operationalised for them by the get together.
Asked about selecting the get together’s candidate as chief of opposition in West Bengal and the chief minister of Assam, Nadda stated that the BJP will do all the things in time.
“There is a system. A meeting of the parliamentary board is first held following which an observer is chosen, who then goes to the state and declares the name,” he stated.
Nadda stated that on May 3, a day after the meeting election outcomes had been declared, his precedence as get together president was to return to Bengal owing to the scenario and the parliamentary board meetingh as been saved in abeyance.
“When I go back steps will be initiated and very soon you will have a democratic chief minister (in Assam) and democratic leader of the opposition in West Bengal,” he stated.
