Kolkata: As Maharashtra is embroiled in a political crisis, several rebel MLAs of the ruling Shiv Sena are camping in Assam’s Guwahati in a bid to topple the Uddhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) coalition government in the state. Senior BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari said on Monday that the Mamata Banerjee government in West Bengal will face a similar fate and long before its term ends. The official also claimed that the non-BJP states of Jharkhand and Rajasthan are in line after Maharashtra and that After that it will be the turn of Trinamool Congress.,
Addressing a rally in Cooch Behar district, the official said, “First, let this situation be resolved in Maharashtra. Then it will be the turn of Jharkhand and Rajasthan. After that comes West Bengal. They (TMC) will also have the same fate (others). Like opposition ruled states. This government will not run till 2026, this government will be ousted by 2024.”
North or South Bengal, @BJP4Bengal The workers have shown great commitment to make the programs memorable. #8YearsOfSevaby good governance and poor welfare @narendramodi Big success for the government in the whole of Bengal.
Today’s procession in Cooch Behar:- pic.twitter.com/Py8tEQtx8z— Suvendu Adhikari (@SuvenduWB) June 27, 2022
His remarks drew sharp reactions from the TMC, saying the saffron camp was making “desperate efforts” to capture power, frustrated by its defeat in the assembly polls.
Taking a jibe at Adhikari, the Leader of Opposition in the Bengal Assembly, Trinamool Congress state general secretary Kunal Ghosh said the BJP, which faced defeat in the assembly elections last year, was ready to go to any extent to grab power.
“Despite a high-profile election campaign, the BJP lost badly in the polls. Now, they want to capture power by hook or by crook. His comments reveal the desperation of the saffron camp,” he said.
Similarly, senior TMC MP and party’s chief spokesperson Sukhendu Shekhar Ray said the officer’s remarks clearly show that the BJP has put Maharashtra in trouble.
“The heck is out of trouble now. The comment proves how the BJP is behind the political crisis in the western state. After every opposition-ruled state in the country, the BJP has been there. The people of this country will give them a befitting reply,” he added.
Meanwhile, the agitation against the rebel MLAs of Shiv Sena, the Chief Minister of Maharashtra Uddhav Thackeray on Monday took away portfolios of nine ministers who have jumped shipBut the disgruntled legislators approached the Supreme Court, which adjourned the disqualification proceedings against them till July 11.
A week into the political crisis – starting when Shiv Sena minister Eknath Shinde, who has claimed the support of more than three dozen party MLAs, raised the flag of rebellion against the MVA government – both sides refused to blink and Appeared ready for a long fight.