Situation in Bengal worse than Kashmir, similar to that of Iran, Iraq: Dilip Ghosh

West Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh on Wednesday alleged that with surging political violence, the regulation and order state of affairs of the state has turn out to be “worse than Kashmir” and is “similar to that of Iran and Iraq“.

He also accused the Trinamool Congress government of delaying the local bodies’ elections.

“If municipal elections can take place in Hyderabad and Assam, why not here. The situation is worse than Kashmir and is similar to that of Iran and Iraq. Didi (Mamata Banerjee) has proved that West Bengal’s law and order is not conducive to go for polls,” he mentioned whereas addressing a celebration assembly in the town.

He additionally challenged the Mamata Banerjee dispensation to maintain polls to all of the native our bodies concurrently, not simply the Kolkata Municipal Corporation elections.

Mr. Ghosh mentioned the BJP was not allowed to marketing campaign over the past panchayat elections, and its employees had been overwhelmed up and pushed out of cubicles.

He asserted that the Trinamool will lose the elections to the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) and different civic our bodies.

Mr. Ghosh’s feedback got here after a senior state election fee (SEC) official had on Tuesday mentioned the West Bengal authorities was eager on holding the KMC polls throughout the first half of March.

The opposition BJP had met SEC officers in October and demanded that the KMC elections be held earlier than meeting polls.

Civic polls had been slated to be held in April 2020, however the state authorities deferred the method owing to the COVID- 19 pandemic.

Elections to 107 municipalities of the state and the KMC are being considered as a litmus take a look at for the TMC and the BJP, forward of the 2021 meeting polls, doubtless to be held in April- May.