BJP leader Medinipur MP Dilip Ghosh has said that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will be reduced to a 'beggar state'. Ghosh's comment about the West Bengal chief minister came while he was attending an event in Bardhaman-Durgapur constituency, where the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has fielded him for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
Ghosh is not new to controversy. The Election Commission has warned him and his party has censured him for his controversial comments against Mamata Banerjee.
“Anti-social elements have now become leaders. The people will defeat these criminals. The fear among the people has disappeared. Now the public will line up and vote decisively. After the vote they will go to jail.”Hindustan Times Bangla quoted Ghosh as saying.
“The TMC supports leaders like Shahjahan. The court, CBI and ED are taking up these pillars. And after this, Mamata Banerjee will be reduced to a 'beggar state'. Shahjahan's money has not only reached the ministers but gone all the way to Kalighat (where CM Banerjee lives),” Ghosh told Hindustan Times Bangla.
Ghosh also discussed the alleged School Service Commission (SSC) recruitment scam, accusing the Mamata Banerjee government of taking money to sell jobs.
“The Prime Minister holds daily fairs to create jobs, while the Prime Minister takes money to sell jobs. That is the difference. Those who gave jobs for money, the ED and the CBI, will take that money from their stomachs,” the BJP leader said.
Bardhaman-Durgapur constituency
Bardhaman-Durgapur constituency was formed in 2009. Since then, it has elected representatives of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)), the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) one after the other in the last three elections.
Dilip Ghosh's battle will be to make history: the constituency has not elected a candidate twice. However, that is not the only challenge. In 2019, the BJP's SS Ahluwalia won by a narrow margin of 3,000 votes. So, the BJP candidate is likely to face a tough fight in the constituency.
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Published: Apr 30, 2024 5:39 PM IST