Rift in Bengal BJP out in open as it targets Trinamool
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A month after the Assembly polls and after the huge victory of the Trinamool Congress, the rift in the West Bengal unit of the BJP is out in the open with leaders talking in completely different voices on essential points together with Article 356. On Tuesday, Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly Suvendu Adhikari met Union Home Minister Amit Shah and occasion president J.P. Nadda in Delhi.
Mr. Adhikari stated the state of affairs “is far worse than what is required for the Centre to impose President’s rule under Article 356”.
But occasion chief Rajib Banerjee stated on social media that if at “every stage the party tries to scare people by pointing at Delhi and the ghost of Article 356, the people of West Bengal will not take it well”. Both Mr. Adhikari and Mr. Banerjee have been Ministers in the TMC authorities and had joined the BJP months earlier than the Assembly polls. While Mr. Adhikari narrowly received the Nandigram seat defeating Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Mr. Banerjee misplaced his seat in Domjur in Howrah by a margin of over 40,000 votes.
The State BJP management held an organisational assembly in Kolkata beneath the management of Dilip Ghosh. Mr. Ghosh had a tricky time explaining why Rajib Banerjee and occasion vice-president Mukul Roy didn’t take part in the assembly. Not solely the absence of the leaders at an essential assembly is a matter of concern however each Mr. Roy and Mr. Banerjee have additionally reportedly began tilting in the direction of the TMC. Last week, Prime Minister Narendra Modi referred to as up Mr. Roy after TMC chief Abhishek Banerjee visited a metropolis hospital to investigate in regards to the well being of Mr. Roy’s spouse.
On Tuesday, TMC basic secretary Abhishek Banerjee took a swipe on the BJP saying the BJP ought to first settle variations inside the occasion earlier than concentrating on the Trinamool. The TMC management additionally described the discuss of imposing Article 356 as ‘undemocratic’.
BJP to hit streets from June 23
“The Trinamool Congress wants an Opposition-free state,” Mr. Ghosh alleged, including that the occasion will strategy President Ram Nath Kovind over incidents of post-poll violence. He additionally stated the BJP management has despatched particulars of the violence and people affected by it to the Chief Secretary. He stated the occasion will hit the streets from June 23. The State is beneath pandemic restrictions until June 15.
Another problem that the BJP management, together with Mr. Adhikari and Mr. Ghosh, tried to deal with was the Trinamool’s claims that a variety of its elected MLAs are in contact with it and can defect quickly. “There is an anti-defection law and Leader of the Opposition is Suvendu Adhikari. I dare the TMC to engineer defections in the BJP,” Mr. Adhikari stated.
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