We are not against Muslims, says new Bengal BJP chief Samik Bhattacharya
The West Bengal unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP) on Thursday officially appointed Samik Bhattacharya as the new president in a large felicitation ceremony held in Kolkata.The appointment was formally handed over by senior BJP leader and Rajya Sabha MP Ravi Shankar Prasad, in the presence of approximately 5,000 party workers and most of the state's top BJP leadership. Notably, former BJP state president Dilip Ghosh was absent from the ceremony, despite the presence of three other former state presidents.Ravi Shankar Prasad, who presided over the event, lashed out at the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress (TMC) government during his address.'Mamata ji, enough is enough. BJP will defeat you in the next election. I was reading a newspaper, and I was pained that the rape accused was so confident that the police would not take action against him. Mamata ji what has happened to you?' he said, criticising the state government's handling of law and order."You [Mamata Banerjee] were a fighter against the CPM. But now, women are not safe here,' Prasad added, also accusing the government of rising communalism and turning a blind eye to cross-border issues with Bangladesh.Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari also addressed the gathering, intensifying his rhetoric against the ruling party. He referred to the Mamata government as the 'Muslim League 2 government' and reiterated his call for Hindu consolidation.'If BJP gets 4 to 5 percent more Hindu votes, we can defeat the Muslim League 2 government,' Adhikari asserted, urging Hindus to unite and awaken politically. He further declared that the party's mission was not only to defeat Mamata Banerjee but also to 'send her nephew to jail.'- EndsTune InMust Watch
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