As BJP President J P Nadda began his poll campaigning on Wednesday West Bengal, he accused West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee of being associated with “intolerance” and exuded confidence in the creation of the next state government with more than 200 seats.
Nadda, who arrived here on a two-day visit to West Bengal, criticised the “dynastic politics” of the ruling TMC and other parties in the region, and argued for the BJP “party is family.”
“Today, I want to recollect what Syama Prasad Mookherjee had said about discipline and tolerance…it is very pertinent in the present situation in Bengal. For West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee….thy name is intolerance,” he said after inaugurating nine party offices across various districts of the state.
Nadda blamed the Trinamool Congress government of “minority appeasement”.
He asserted the saffron party will come to power in 2021 polls with more than 200 seats ousting the TMC “lock stock and barrel”.
“When the entire country was watching the ‘Bhoomi Pujan’ (of Ram temple in Ayodhya), Mamata Banerjee imposed a lockdown in West Bengal on August 5 to prevent people from being part of the occasion at the local level.
“In sharp comparison, the lockout for Bakr-Eid was withdrawn on 31 July. This indicates that the actions of the state government are guided by a policy of pacification,” he said.
Later in the day, Nadda will begin a door-to-door campaign in Kalighat, near Banerjee’s house, as part of the massive public outreach that the party has scheduled in the run-up to the National Assembly elections.
He will visit residences on the Girish Mukherjee Road, considered Banerjee’s backyard in Kalighat, during the ‘Griha Sampark Abhiyan’ as part of the BJP’s ‘Aar Noi Annay’ (No More Injustice) campaign.
Nadda will also chair a closed-door meeting of state BJP leaders which will also be attended by party national general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya and vice president Mukul Roy.