BJP’s fixation with TMC defectors sees party shoot itself in the foot in Singur
BJP’s fixation with TMC defectors sees party shoot itself in the foot in Singur
The BJP has used defectors to try and beef up its organisation on the ground. But with it, the party has also imported the Trinamool’s anti-incumbency. 3 hours ago Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressing a public rally in Hooghly district in West Bengal on Monday, February 22. | Narendra Modi/YouTube screengrab
“I love BJP with all my heart, I love Modi with all my heart,” said Soumen Das. “But today I can’t show my face in my own village. What have our party leaders done by taking the Trinamool’s candidate? I simply can’t understand.”
13 years after Tata s ouster, Singur seeks industrialisation
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Amit Shah stood atop a vehicle with BJP candidate for Singur Rabindranath Bhattacharya beside him
Singur, West Bengal:
Union Home Minister Amit Shah held a massive roadshow today in West Bengal s Singur, once a hot spot of the anti-land acquisition movement. He assured rapid industrialisation of the region if BJP is voted to power in the ongoing elections.
The symbolism of the Home Minister holding a roadshow in Singur, three days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a rally there and alleged the obstructionist mindset of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee deprived West Bengal of industries and jobs, was clear - the BJP wants to corner her over the state s dwindling industrial base and alleged job loss.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah held a colourful road show here on Wednesday, once a hot spot of the anti-land acquisition movement, and promised rapid industrialisation of the area if BJP is voted to power.
The symbolism of the home minister holding a road show in Singur, three days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a rally there and alleged the obstructionist mindset of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee deprived West Bengal of industries and jobs, was clear the BJP wants to corner her over the state s dwindling industrial base and alleged job loss.
Lustily cheered by crowds, Shah stood atop a decorated vehicle with BJP candidate for the Singur seat Rabindranath Bhattacharya, who recently joined the saffron party after leaving the Trinamool Congress, and smilingly waved at people standing by the roadside and on terraces and balconies.