In a scathing and unsparing attack on his Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee and the ruling Trinamool Congress, Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma accused her of leading a government for 'appeasement'.
Bharatiya Janata Party president JP Nadda while highlighting the schemes of the party, accused the Trinamool Congress of trying to stop the benefits of central schemes from coming to Bengal.
Addressing a rally at Bongaon in the North 24 Parganas on Tuesday, the Union Home Minister said the TMC government provided a monthly honorarium to Imams but not a penny to priests and custodians of temples.
During the election campaigns, many political leaders from different political parties were seen dancing to songs, with local artists and playing drums and musical instruments to woo voters in favour of their political parties.
After incidents of violence were reported in several parts of West Bengal during polling on Monday in the fourth phase of the Lok Sabha elections, West Bengal Leader of Opposition and BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari claimed that TMC goons were behind the incident, adding that they tried to in
Amid reports of violence in several parts of West Bengal during the fourth phase of elections, a rare display of bonhomie was witnessed between BJP MP and Bardhaman-Durgapur Lok Sabha seat candidate Dilip Ghosh and Trinamool Congress candidate from the same constituency Kirti Azad on Monday.
As voting commenced for Bardhaman-Durgapur Lok Sabha constituency during the fourth phase of polling on Monday, BJP candidate from the constituency, Dilip Ghosh alleged that goons of TMC were not letting the polling agents enter the booths.
Congress MP and party candidate from Berhampore, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, said that he was competing with the BJP and TMC. He said that the TMC unnecessarily nominated Yusuf Pathan from Berhampore.
"People here are ready to get rid of the atrocities of the present (TMC) government. There is such an atmosphere of fear that people ask whether they will be able to vote. Here people are troubled by political violence and corruption. Not a single person is happy in Bengal but they have f
After fresh clashes broke between Trinamool Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party at Sandeshkhali, BJP Lok Sabha candidate from Basirhat Rekha Patra explained that BJP retaliated when TMC leader Dilip Malik came to the police station with his team, abused women and beat them up.