BJP resorting to violence post-defeat; its goons searching for authorized safety: TMC’s Abhishek 

Banerjee, the TMC nationwide common secretary, stated the BJP, “after losing its support base”, is now resorting to violence and a malicious marketing campaign to divert consideration from its failures.

KOLKATA: Senior TMC chief Abhishek Banerjee on Friday criticised the BJP for allegedly letting free a reign of terror after its defeat within the West Bengal panchayat polls and stated the goons related to the saffron camp are “seeking legal protection” from the judiciary stopping the regulation imposing businesses from performing towards them.

Banerjee, the TMC nationwide common secretary, stated the BJP, “after losing its support base”, is now resorting to violence and a malicious marketing campaign to divert consideration from its failures.

“We are against any form of violence. Since the election results were announced, the BJP has unleashed terror across the state. In Nandigram, where the BJP has won a few seats, the goons of saffron camp have driven TMC activists out of their homes, beaten them up and threatened to rape their woman,” he stated.

Banerjee was speaking to reporters outdoors SSKM hospital, the place he had gone to satisfy the victims.

Nandigram is the meeting constituency of Suvendu Adhikari, the chief of the opposition.

The two-time Diamond Harbour MP stated he had famous the names of 20 such miscreants, named by the victims, who have been behind the assaults on social gathering staff in Nandigram and can submit it to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.

Banerjee, the de-facto quantity two within the TMC, questioned how “the goons associated with the BJP can avail legal protection”, thus placing the lives of the frequent individuals at stake.

“The goons associated with the saffron camp are seeking legal protection from the judiciary preventing the law enforcing agencies from acting against them. Unfortunately, these goons are getting legal protection,” he stated.

Accusing the BJP of making an attempt to destroy the Independent judiciary and media — the third and fourth pillars of democracy — ever since they got here to energy on the Centre in 2014, he questioned why those that have to be jailed and put behind bars are getting authorized safety.

“We have full respect for the judiciary. By speaking on it today, I want to bring it to the attention of the honourable judiciary. If the state administration fails to act against the miscreants, the opposition can then blame the administration. The truth is that the opposition and the Centre are not allowing the state government to function freely,” he stated.

Claiming that those that misplaced lives are principally related to the TMC, Banerjee stated the BJP and its businesses ought to examine who killed them.

“The polls were conducted in more than 60,000 booths. If incidents were reported in around 60-62 booths, it comes to less than 0. 1 per cent. The deaths were miserable, and we would have been happier if people didn’t lose their lives. But one must take a look at who is suffering the losses. We have lost almost 30 of our workers, which amounts to about 70 per cent of the deceased,” he stated.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee claimed that 19 individuals, principally from her TMC, died in poll-related violence for the reason that election date was introduced on June 8.

Police sources, nevertheless, have put the variety of fatalities at 38 however agree that at the least 60 per cent of those that misplaced their lives have been affiliated with the TMC.

Taking a dig at Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s latest remarks about rural polls in Bengal, Banerjee stated the slide in BJP’s vote share in comparison with 2021 reveals the social gathering is quick dropping floor within the state.

“If BJP’s vote share goes down from 38% to 22%, does that signal an increase or a decrease? Amit Shah is the Home Minister of the country. If he thinks 22 is more than 38. I think that explains why the country is in this position today,” he stated.

Shah on Friday stated even “bloodcurdling violence” couldn’t cease the BJP from placing up a stellar efficiency within the panchayat elections in West Bengal.

Reacting to Banerjee’s comment, the BJP dubbed the allegations baseless.

“The allegations against the BJP are baseless. Is BJP throwing bombs at workers of other opposition parties in the state? The entire country knows the truth, and TMC can no longer hide it,” BJP spokesperson Samik Bhattacharya stated.