Updated Apr 18, 2021 | 23:01 IST
Dilip Ghosh s reference to white beard is apparently to that of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The TMC supremo, on the other hand, is famous for her trademark white saree and Hawaiian slippers. West Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh
New Delhi: In an apparent jibe at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, state BJP chief Dilip Ghosh on Sunday said that people want the white beard and not the white saree.
Ghosh s reference to white beard is apparently to that of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The TMC supremo, on the other hand, is famous for her trademark white saree and Hawaiian slippers.
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People of West Bengal want white beard, not saree: State BJP chief Dilip Ghosh
He said that elections in West Bengal won t be needed to be conducted under the security provided by central forces after the BJP comes to power in the state.
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BARDHAMAN (WEST BENGAL): In an apparent jibe at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, state BJP chief Dilip Ghosh on Sunday said that people want the white beard and not white saree. Ghosh s reference to white beard is apparently to that of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The TMC supremo, on the other hand, is famous for her trademark white saree and Hawaiian slippers. White saree and Hawaiian slippers have fooled the people of West Bengal for long. That won t happen now. They don t want white saree anymore, what they need is the white beard, which will build Sonar Bangla (Golden Bengal), he said, while addressing an election rally at Bhatar constituency in Purba Bardhaman district.
Pradip Biswas, 54, a farmer who owns seven acres of land in Hatgobindapur village, has been looking out for senior BJP leaders these past few months to ask a few questions.
In the run-up to Saturday’s polls in eight East Burdwan constituencies, scores of BJP leaders had visited the district to tell farmers that the Mamata Banerjee government had denied them the benefits of the Prime Minister Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana. Among them were Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union home minister Amit Shah and BJP president J.P. Nadda.
“People like me heard them out, but some of our questions remain unanswered,” Biswas said. He reeled off his queries:
Amit Shah also predicted an overwhelming victory of his party in the ongoing West Bengal Assembly elections. Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Ausgram | Photo Credit: ANI
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The remaining three phases will be conducted by April 29
The counting of votes will take place on May 2
Kolkata: Rallying for his party in West Bengal, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said that only the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) can stop infiltration in the state. He also predicted an overwhelming victory of his party in the ongoing West Bengal Assembly elections.
During a public address in Bengal s Ausgram, Amit Shah said, It is only Bharatiya Janata Party s government that can stop infiltration.
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