Kolkata: Intensifying its attack on the ruling Trinamool Congress in West Bengal, the BJP on Sunday said that the fall of the Mamata Banerjee government is just a matter of time. Speaking at a party event in his Bongaon Lok Sabha constituency in North 24 Parganas district, BJP MP Shantanu Thakur said the TMC government would not last more than five months.
“I think this government will not last more than five months,” he said.
“The Mamata Banerjee government has lost its utility. Had the TMC not resorted to massive rigging in the recently concluded panchayat elections, the BJP would have got thousands more seats.
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Thakur, who is also a Union Minister of State, said, “But this is going to be the last election under the supervision of the TMC government, where all the state machinery, including the State Election Commission (SEC), have failed to play a neutral and impartial role.” For shipping, said.
Police sources said 39 people have died in violence related to the panchayat polls since the election date was announced on June 8. Most of those who lost their lives were associated with TMC.
Speaking to reporters after attending an organizational meeting to take stock of the party’s panchayat election performance, BJP state president Sukanta Majumdar said, “Anything can happen any time. Let’s see what happens.”
He said, “Who knows there will be a people’s revolt against TMC’s misrule and terror. Who knows if TMC MLAs suddenly refuse to follow Mamata Banerjee’s style of functioning. I am not saying it will happen.” , it can’t happen. But anything is possible in politics.” ,
Regarding his meeting with Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Delhi on July 14, Majumdar said, “The Center will do everything possible to protect the lives of innocent people in West Bengal.”
Leader of the Opposition Suvendu Adhikari had earlier demanded the invocation of Article 355 in West Bengal, saying central intervention has become necessary in the state, which witnessed violence during panchayat polls.
“Though a democratically elected government cannot be toppled, but if it fails to perform its duty as enshrined in the Constitution, the Center will have to intervene to save it from heading towards anarchy,” he said.
Responding to the BJP leaders’ comments, TMC’s Rajya Sabha MP and party spokesperson Shantanu Sen said, “All these BJP leaders, including Adhikari, are desperate to boost their ratings in Delhi by threatening the government that came to power for the third time.” Two years ago through a massive mandate and massive support.”
He said, “If the BJP, out of desperation after the defeat in the panchayat polls, makes any misadventure, the people of the state will fail it.”
Sen said that BJP leaders like Adhikari and Ghosh had made similar predictions about the fall of the TMC government in December and January and “even given specific dates” but nothing happened.
TMC state general secretary and spokesperson Kunal Ghosh said BJP leaders were making such claims “to boost the morale of their workers”, who were demoralized after the panchayat election results. “They (BJP leaders) themselves are aware of the absurdity of their claims,” he said.