BJP to distribute sindoor? Trinamool calls proposal disrespectful, dangerous
"Sindoor holds deep spiritual significance for Hindu women. Exploiting it for political mileage is not only disrespectful but also dangerous," Trinamool MP Dr Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar told India Today.The party also alleged that the BJP's tactics are reminiscent of the 'divisive' strategies once employed by the CPI(M), calling it a 'low political gesture.'The TMC warns that such overtures may mask a deeper agenda to pit communities against each other. 'This is not outreach, this is outcry politics,' said Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar, adding that the move reflects BJP's 'desperation' following stiff opposition in Bengal and other states.The Congress, too, has come down heavily on the BJP for using Operation Sindoor as a political tool, with Congress spokesperson Ragini Nayak saying that it was being used as a 'shield' to hide the failures of the Modi government.The political slugfest comes just a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to West Bengal, where he criticised Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's party for violence in Murshidabad and Malda, calling them a reflexion of her government's cruelty and indifference. Banerjee, too, hit back at Modi and accused the BJP of politicising Operation Sindoor.Must Watch
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