Kolkata, Mar 28 (PTI) Former justice-turned-BJP candidate Abhijit Gangopadhyay courted controversy after he was heard saying in a purported video clip that the “demise knell of Mamata Banerjee” has began ringing.
The Trinamool Congress claimed that the BJP’s Tamluk candidate wished the demise of the TMC supremo and West Bengal chief minister, whereas the saffron get together stated what Gangopadhyay meant was the “political demise of the TMC”.
The video which surfaced on Thursday purportedly confirmed Gangopadhyay telling a reporter: “It appears the demise knell of Mamata Banerjee has already began ringing.” PTI didn’t independently confirm the authenticity of the video.
Senior TMC chief and minister Sashi Panja stated it seems a contest is happening amongst BJP candidates to point out “how unhealthy their utterances can get.” “Abhijit Gangopadhyay now needs the demise of Mamata Banerjee. Can we ever want demise even for our foes? The concern of shedding has crept into the BJP….You ought to be apologetic about such distasteful remarks. And this particular person was a excessive court docket decide until the opposite day,” Panja stated.
Gangopadhyay resigned as a decide of Calcutta Excessive Court docket on March 5 and joined the BJP two days later. The saffron get together nominated him to contest the Lok Sabha polls from the Tamluk seat.
Panja stated Mamata Banerjee is blessed by the folks of Bengal.
Whereas Ganguly couldn’t be contacted for his feedback, BJP state spokesperson and Rajya Sabha MP Samik Bhattacharya instructed PTI: “I used to be not current when and the place Ganguly stated this, however I believe it was a decorative assertion hinting on the political demise of TMC get together, of which Mamata Banerjee is the supremo.” The TMC needs to create an pointless controversy, he stated.
Bhattacharya stated that Banerjee herself, as an opposition chief, had rung the “demise knell” of the then CPI(M)-led Left Entrance authorities at a rally in Brigade Parade Floor in Kolkata in 1992.
“Did she then name for the demise of any main CPI(M) chief like Jyoti Basu? The TMC solely needs to rake up controversy,” he added. PTI SUS NN
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