‘Anti-Bengali get together’: Mamata vs BJP over puja pandal permission row | India Information
NEW DELHI: The BJP and TMC on Wednesday traded sharp barbs in West Bengal because the meeting elections draw close to, turning the political battlefield more and more charged. New BJP chief Nitin Nabin accused the Mamata authorities of double requirements, alleging that Hindus should search permission to arrange puja pandals, whereas Muslims are allowed to supply namaz. In the meantime, chief minister Mamata Banerjee, talking at a rally in North Bengal, known as the BJP “anti-Bengali.”Nabin claimed that residents are pressured to strategy the excessive court docket to arrange puja pandals. After providing prayers on the Dakshineswar Kali Temple in North 24 Parganas, he described the alleged disparity between permissions for Durga Puja and different spiritual actions as “unlucky.”
Talking to reporters, Nitin Nabin stated, “I obtained blessings right here in Maa’s darbar. I additionally prayed earlier than Maa Kali as a result of on this state, one has to hunt permission from the excessive court docket to arrange puja pandal whereas permission is given for providing namaz. That is unlucky. We’ve sought Maa’s blessings to make the state ‘Sonar Bangla’ and Viksit Bengal.”Nitin Nabin’s go to to the historic Dakshineswar Kali Temple in Kolkata marked the second day of his organisational tour in West Bengal, aimed toward reviewing the BJP’s preparedness for the upcoming meeting elections.In the meantime, TMC supremo and CM Mamata hit again throughout her ballot rally. She stated, “There are severe issues that real voters’ names have been deleted from the electoral rolls. This raises questions in regards to the equity and transparency of the election course of. On the identical time, questions are being raised about id and citizenship, who’s being recognised as a professional Indian voter and on what foundation? The BJP has been requested to answer this.“Addressing her rally in Maynaguri, she additional charged, “BJP [is an] anti-Bengali get together, beating up Bengalis in different states.” She additionally warned, “Immediately they’re snatching voting rights, tomorrow they’ll snatch citizenship by means of NRC.”On the identical event, Mamata suggested, “Would ask our candidates to take attorneys with them to file nomination as many nominations [have been] cancelled in Assam,” PTI reported.
