Before the West Bengal elections, BJP leader Dilip Ghosh has claimed a ‘wave of change’. He attributed this to poor law and order, migration and infiltration. Ghosh also accused TMC of winning the elections through intimidation.
Now only two weeks are left for the West Bengal Assembly elections. In such a situation, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Dilip Ghosh campaigned vigorously in Kharagpur Sadar Assembly seat of West Bengal on Wednesday and met people. Ghosh claimed that a ‘wave of change’ is going on in West Bengal. He said voters were supporting BJP because of poor law and order situation, migration of people for work and alleged anti-national activities of Bangladeshi infiltrators in Murshidabad.
Ghosh claimed ‘wave of change’ for BJP
Speaking to ANI, Ghosh said, “People are with BJP because they have understood that if BJP does not come to power, they will have to migrate from here for work. There is no law and order here. This time, there is a wave of change in Bengal.”
Allegation of anti-national activities in Murshidabad
Regarding Murshidabad, he said, “Murshidabad district has been a black spot in West Bengal. Most of the fake Aadhaar and voter cards are found in Murshidabad only. Due to Bangladeshi infiltrators, anti-national activities take place there again and again. Hindus from Murshidabad are migrating to Malda. These infiltrators should be thrown out of the country.”
Mathematics of West Bengal elections
Let us tell you that voting for the 294-seat West Bengal Assembly will be held in two phases on April 23 and April 29, while the counting of votes is to take place on May 4. In the last assembly elections in 2021, which were held in eight phases, TMC had registered a landslide victory by winning 213 seats. At the same time, BJP had reached 77 seats. In the last state elections, the accounts of Congress and Left Front were also not opened.
BJP’s allegation – TMC wins by intimidation
A day earlier, Ghosh had targeted the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC). He alleged that the party wins elections by intimidating and stopping the opposition forces. He also expressed confidence that voters will completely reject TMC in the coming assembly elections.
Speaking to reporters, Ghosh claimed that as polling approaches, TMC’s influence will rapidly wane. He said, “TMC always wins elections by threatening people and stopping the opposition. They were trying to move forward in the same way, but you will see, after a week, TMC will gradually disappear from the market. They will not be seen on the streets. Not a single goon will be left out. All the leaders will be seen in their respective homes.”
Tug of war between TMC and Election Commission over voter list
Amid attacks from political rivals in the run-up to the elections, West Bengal has seen several clashes and tussles between the TMC and the Election Commission (ECI) over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the voter list. TMC has accused the Election Commission of working at the behest of the opposition party Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and removing names of voters from the voter list. (ANI)
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