West Bengal Elections, Phase 2 Polling: Ahead of the second part of West Bengal Assembly Elections, the state is witnessing high-voltage campaigning with each Trinamool Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party attempting its greatest to lure voters.
Amid the power-packed promotion, a brand new ‘gotra controversy’ has began making headline quickly after Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee ended her Nandigram campaigning by proclaiming that she belongs to the Shandilya gotra of Brahmins.
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TMC supremo’s current assertion not simply added an incendiary aspect to the very charged up Bengal elections of 2021, but additionally stroked an issue along with her political oponents terming it to be a comment in desperation.
At a time when the BJP has capitalised probably the most on Hindutva icons and points to win 8-leg electoral marathon in West Bengal, Mamata is now flashing her Hindu id together with the Bengali delight to draw voters.
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“During my second campaign, I visited a temple where the priest enquired about my ‘gotra’. I told him ‘Maa Maati Manush’ (the slogan that powered her to victory in 2011),” Banerjee mentioned, earlier than including, “Actually. I am Shandilya.”
BJP On Gotra Controversy
The saffron social gathering got here down onerous on Mamata for enjoying politics of non secular id and mentioned that Bengal Chief Minister’s remark exhibits that defeat is definite for her social gathering within the Assembly polls.
Union Minister Prakash Javadekar mentioned that TMC chief Mamata Banerjee has realised that she has misplaced floor in West Bengal and is talking about her ‘gotra’ in desperation, however this “drama” won’t assist her social gathering win the meeting election.
“You are disclosing your gotra and are opposing ‘Jai Shri Ram’ and also disallowed Ma Durga’s immersion during Durga Puja. People understand everything as to who is genuine and who is not,” he instructed reporters.
Another BJP chief and Union Minister Giriraj Singh mentioned that Mamata was asserting her gotra in desperation. “I never need to say it is my gotra, I write it. But she says it out of fear of losing the election. Mamata Banerjee, please tell me whether Rohingya and infiltrators are also of the Shandilya gotra? Her defeat is certain,” Singh mentioned.
TMC’s Response To BJP
Responding to Giriraj Singh, Mahua Mitra, Trinamool Congress MP launched the “rakshasa” narrative into the already incendiary vocabulary alternate. Moitra simply stopped in need of calling Singh “Chotiwala Rakshasa Clan (Ponytailed Demonic clan)”.
“Union Minister Giriraj Says Mamata’s from ‘Rohingya Clan’ Proud of it. Far better than being from the Chotiwala Rakshasa Clan!” Moitra mentioned in a tweet.
Asaduddin Owaisi Jumps Into Gotra Controversy
AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi additionally waded into the controversy and identified each BJP and TMC for ‘invoking Hindutva’ throughout marketing campaign rallies.
“What should happen to people like me who aren’t Shandilya or Janeudhari (a reference to Rahul Gandhi), aren’t bhakts of certain gods, don’t recite Chalisa or any Paath? Every party feels that it has to show its Hindu credentials to win. Unprincipled, insulting & unlikely to succeed”, Owaisi mentioned.
West Bengal Elections: Phase 2 Polling On Thursday
Mamata Banerjee is battling friend-turned-foe Suvendu Adhikari who has joined the saffron clad, for the high-profile Nandigram seat, which can go for polls in second part tomorrow.
The second part of polling is all set to happen on Thursday overlaying 69 Assembly seats each in West Bengal.
TMC supremo is in search of a 3rd time period in workplace from Nandigram constituency of Purbo Midnipur district. The battle for Nandigram is a status battle for each Mamata Banerjee and the BJP because it paved manner for TMC’s victory in 2011 Assembly polls ending 34 years of Left Front rule.
A complete of 171 candidates are within the fray for the second part polls in West Bengal’s 30 seats the place 75,94,549 voters will train their franchise.
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