Following allegations that BJP posters were removed during Union Home Minister Amit Shah's visit to Kolkata, West Bengal Minister Shashi Panja denied the allegations and said that BJP workers were trying to defame the Trinamool Congress.
"BJP is just opposing the state government on social media. When there was waterlogging in Delhi and Gurugram, there was no action from the BJP. Today, they are speaking a lot about the situation in Kolkata. We condemn politicisation of such an issue," she said.
Following the Murshidabad violence in which three people were killed, Trinamool Congress leader and West Bengal Minister Firhad Hakim said that Hindus and Muslims both were harmed in the incident and expressed trust in the state police.
Amidst Holi celebrations and Friday Namaz coinciding on the same day, Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader and West Bengal Minister Firhad Hakim appealed for unity in the country and hoped that those people who are spreading communal hatred would change their mindset.
Amid reports of an alleged ban on Holi celebrations in Shantiniketan, West Bengal Minister of State Birbaha Hansda on Thursday clarified that the government did not ban Holi celebrations in Shantiniketan, but rather made a request.
Trinamul Congress (TMC) leader and West Bengal Minister Firhad Hakim on Wednesday slammed the BJP, calling it a party of hooligans and asserting that No one can defeat TMC and that BJP will be wiped out from West Bengal in the upcoming assembly elections.
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