Dilip Ghosh: ‘Mamata’s striker and defender have come to BJP… her social gathering goes to be completed’

How essential are the West Bengal elections for the BJP, each ideologically and politically?
Not only for BJP, the elections are essential for the whole nation. BJP has received nearly all of the states, (however) not Bengal thus far. Bengal shares borders with Bangladesh and round 1,000 km of border just isn’t barbed.
The CPI(M) and the TMC wish to convey infiltrators from Bangladesh to show them into their voters, and actually, this has been taking place thus far. This has resulted in quite a few terrorists belonging to al-Quaeda, SIMI and so on coming in… Even in the present day, terrorists are getting caught in West Bengal.
While the whole nation is peaceable, together with Jammu and Kashmir, there is no such thing as a peace in West Bengal and there are bomb blasts going down there. Law and order has collapsed, communal riots are taking place. So if there may be unrest in Bengal, it might have its implication in the whole nation.
Bengal will likely be safe provided that BJP wins. Not simply this, our Prime Minister has already said that the nation is developed within the north, south and west however the east stays underdeveloped. It is our mission to develop the east additionally, in any other case India’s growth will likely be incomplete.
When Amit Shah was the BJP nationwide president, it was one in every of his essential issues that the social gathering is robust in different components however not in Bengal and east India. So successful West Bengal may be very essential and essential for us and we’ll win.
Do you see an increase in violence because the election nears?
Violence is part of Communist politics. They introduced it into India — be it in Kerala, Tripura or West Bengal. The similar folks went to the TMC and now corruption additionally has grow to be part of their politics. So Bengal is in a really unhealthy form. As the election nears, violence will escalate as a result of they don’t have every other means to win elections as their common assist has been dwindling. It will finish solely with the removing of the TMC authorities.
One criticism the TMC had confronted was that it imported all types of components from the CPI(M) and now the BJP does the identical. What’s the change that the BJP is providing?
See, BJP takes certified folks from completely different events, completely different ideologies and communities into it from each a part of the nation. That’s how the BJP expanded. Seeing our management, its effectivity and acceptability, leaders from completely different events be part of us.
Many folks joined the TMC considering it might fulfil the mission that they had stood for, nevertheless it didn’t occur. People like Suvendu Adhikari and so on joined the TMC to oppose the violent politics of the CPI(M), however they have been left disenchanted. They gave their youth to the social gathering however Bengal has not modified.
In Assam, BJP authorities is run by individuals who have come from exterior. I used to be an RSS man and I used to be made the social gathering president. We have taken individuals who work for the state and the society into the social gathering. They really feel that the BJP beneath the management of Prime Minister Modi is taking the nation ahead. We will right them if there may be something flawed with them. If there are felony information, the regulation will take its course.
Don’t you suppose that they joined the social gathering for the sake of energy as BJP is the ruling social gathering on the Centre?
It occurs. Every election you will notice some influx right here and there, you can’t deny it. We need to take them alongside. We know such methods!
The BJP initially needed to construct its cadre to return to energy. But now you might be poaching…
We have the construction, the organisation which is in motion year-round. Our cadre is robust and energetic and our makes an attempt to develop the social gathering are all the time on. We have the very best variety of sales space committees in West Bengal. Immediately after the (earlier) Assembly elections, those that received (on a BJP ticket) sat collectively and made technique for Lok Sabha.
Won’t there be battle between the cadre and people who have come exterior?
It occurs. Those who’re already within the social gathering will really feel that those that come from exterior are rewarded. But we now have our personal system to regulate each. The cadre will perceive. Yes, it’s an issue, however we hold that in thoughts whereas working.
See, a celebration goes ahead when certified individuals are given obligations. Some of them are good for contesting Councillor elections, however not for Assembly or Lok Sabha polls.
Isn’t there a race for the chief minister’s publish?
In the states the place the BJP hasn’t received energy but, we by no means mission CM candidates. We have quite a few individuals who can lead.
Are you one of many contenders?
Because I’m the president and the social gathering has been doing properly throughout this years, consideration has come on me. I used to be an RSS volunteer and I nonetheless stay a easy life. I nonetheless stroll to Parliament from my home (in North Avenue)… sure, due to the peculiar circumstances, I bought some safety personnel with me in West Bengal.

The social gathering requested me to struggle the Assembly polls, I did and received. Then the social gathering needed me to struggle the Lok Sabha polls, and I received… I’m only a employee even now.
After the Lok Sabha elections, the social gathering requested me if I needed to be a minister. I stated I wish to be within the organisation. My mission is to win West Bengal. Now, it’s as much as social gathering management, the parliamentary board to resolve who would be the chief minister. Whatever accountability the social gathering provides me, I’ll try this.
Mamata Banerjee has declared that she is going to contest from Nandigram. Will it upset the BJP’s plans?
See, the uncertainty and confusion in her thoughts makes her do a number of issues. She feared that she wouldn’t win from Bhabanipur as a result of the BJP has carried out properly there. Nandigram just isn’t all-safe for her. She won’t be able to win from there. It has a historical past of defeating huge leaders.
She’s nervous, her organisation is crumbling and people who have been there together with her in constructing the social gathering at the moment are with us. Her striker and defender have come to my social gathering. More are anticipated to return to BJP in February. Her social gathering goes to be completed.
Furfura cleric Abbas Siddique has fashioned a brand new social gathering. How will it have an effect on you?
It’s not going to have an effect on us as a result of Muslims don’t vote for the BJP. Of course some younger progressive Muslims began supporting us seeing Modi ji’s welfare measures. But it’s going to have an effect on the TMC, as a result of he (Siddique) has affect amongst Bengali Muslims and Muslims have been supporting Mamata Banerjee. But now they really feel cheated by her social gathering.
The narrative within the marketing campaign appears to have grow to be ‘bahari’ vs Bengali…
It has no affect on the society, as a result of it’s flawed. BJP’s origin was in West Bengal however was accepted by the whole nation. I’m the social gathering president and I’m a Bengali. Every MP besides one is Bangla-speaking. We bought greater than 2 crore votes within the Lok Sabha polls. If we have been outsiders, wouldn’t it have occurred? Our nationwide anthem and Vande Mataram have been written by Bengalis. Migrant labourers from Bengal are all over the place. Why ought to Bengalis have any difficulty with others?
I ask them, you accepted Mahatma Gandhi who was from Gujarat. You can’t settle for Modi ji and Amit Shahji? You deal with folks from Gujarat as outsiders and the infiltrators from Bangladesh as your personal? What form of logic is there? It’s simply their frustration.
Will BJP’s ideology and the cultural narrative have any difficulty? Because folks in Bengal should not used to ‘Jai Sri Ram’ chants.
‘Jai Sri Ram’ is a chant linked with the Ram Janmabhoomi motion. Vande Mataram began with the liberty wrestle. The total nation accepted it. Ram is there in each family in Bengal. The marketing campaign TMC is operating is flawed. Bengalis really feel insecure, they really feel that the state has been divided as soon as and shouldn’t be divided once more. Now folks welcome Mamata Banerjee with ‘Jai Sri Ram’. In reality, it was their (TMC’s) objection that made the slogan common.
The CAA has been a key difficulty for the BJP to take up through the elections prior to now. Now the Centre has not but framed the principles after passing the regulation. Will this delay trigger you bother?
Home Minister Amit Shah goes to West Bengal and he’ll clarify. The refugees, nonetheless, are assured that citizenship will likely be granted to them by the BJP. Syama Prasad Mookerjee had resigned from the Central authorities on this difficulty. It was the BJP that made the regulation after successful 18 seats from the state. People have waited for therefore lengthy and they’re going to wait one or two extra years. But individuals are assured. We will make them perceive.