Bengal BJP chief Dilip Ghosh on Friday told his colleagues that he had asked national leaders to leave for Delhi and the local unit would be able to manage on its own, multiple sources in the party said.
Several state BJP leaders claimed that Ghosh’s statement finally vindicated Mamata Banerjee’s claim that the people campaigning for the saffron camp during the Bengal elections were “bohiragawto (outsiders)”.
“While addressing us, Dilipda said he was asked by the central leaders if they should stay or leave. He said he had told them to leave if they wanted to and the state unit could take care of the party’s affairs in Bengal,” a state committee member of the BJP said.
The friction between the BJP’s state and central leaders kept under wraps over the past few months has been exposed by Bengal unit president Dilip Ghosh’s denial of having issued a letter that barred party functionaries from speaking to the media till the last phase of the Assembly polls got over on Thursday.
The letter dated April 25 and signed by state BJP vice-president and election office in-charge Pratap Banerjee has been circulating in the WhatsApp group of party leaders.
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“This is to notify all concerned that the Hon’ble State President Shri Dilip Ghosh has instructed all senior BJP Leaders, Office-Bearers of Morcha’s & Cells not to make any statements on any Print or Electronic Media till 29th April 2021,” read the letter which mentioned that only official spokespersons were allowed to comment on behalf of the BJP during this period.
The election department of Malda dissolved midway a campaign meeting attended by actor Mithun Chakraborty on Saturday after the Trinamul Congress accused the BJP of flouting Covid-19 safety protocols.
More than 500 people the limit prescribed by the Election Commission reportedly gathered to see the actor at Baishnabnagar. Chakraborty was campaigning for BJP candidate Swadhin Sarkar.
Rajarshi Dutta, district magistrate and district election officer of Malda, said appropriate action had been taken after complaints were filed. Sources said an FIR had been lodged against the organisers.
“More than 500 people gathered at the Baishnabnagar rally. This is a breach of both election guidelines and coronavirus protocols. We have demanded action against Mithun Chakraborty and the BJP,” said Trinamul vice-president Saugata Roy.
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Major parts of Kolkata are set to vote only in the last few phases of the ongoing assembly polls in West Bengal, but the BJP has already prepared and started the process of reaching out to the people of the city with its vision for the state capital that includes new IT parks, massive infrastructure push, new libraries, cultural meetups and better facilities for artists.
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Major parts of Kolkata are set to vote only in the last few phases of the ongoing assembly polls in West Bengal, but the BJP has already prepared and started the process of reaching out to the people of the city with its vision for the state capital that includes new IT parks, massive infrastructure push, new libraries, cultural meetups and better facilities for artists. A four-page booklet that will be taken to households in Kolkata has a section called ‘Ebaar Notun Kolkata’ or This time, a new K
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