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‘Self-declared protectors of Hinduism' are mocking Jagannath temple: Abhishek
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Kolkata: Taking on
BJP
on Wednesday,
Trinamool Congress
national general secretary
Abhishek Banerjee
asked how "self-declared protectors of Hinduism" could mock the Jagannath temple.
"Suvendu Adhikari mocks it. Sukanta Majumdar called it a circus.
This is coming from BJP netas who claim to be saviours of Hinduism. I am thankful to Mamata Banerjee and Bengal govt for the Jagannath temple, else people would not see BJP's true face," he said at a public rally at Satgachia in South 24 Parganas.
Singling out state leader of opposition Adhikari, Abhishek said: "Since this element joined BJP, the party has not won a single election. BJP lost all 11 bypolls in Bengal (since 2021).
He might become a grandfather but will never be able to remove Trinamool from people's hearts in the next 50 years. If you have the courage, fight. Otherwise, shut your mouth and go home and sleep. The more you attack, the stronger Trinamool will become.
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The MP said BJP would be reduced to 50 seats in the 2026 assembly elections. "In 2021, BJP's count stopped at 77. I promise that in 2026, the count will be under 50. I do not make predictions, but whatever I say turns into reality by God's grace...
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I said Trinamool's seats would increase in 2024, and that became true... We lost 3 seats by a very small margin of votes — Bishnupur by 5,000, Purulia by 17,000, and BJP's talkative president Sukanta Majumdar won by 9,000 votes.
If he does politics for 50 years and contests 10 elections, even then his margin will not come near 7.1 lakh, which I got in Diamond Harbour," he said.
Attacking BJP for equating the Trinamool-led govt in Bengal with the caretaker administration in Bangladesh, Abhishek said: "If someone speaks in Bengali, they are called Bangladeshi.
If someone wears a turban, they are labelled Khalistani. What hatred! This divisive politics was never seen in Bengal. To please a few people from Gujarat and MP, some of Bengal's unworthy sons have sold their spines. But the people of Bengal have responded appropriately.
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He also referred to the fact that at the time he was touring southeast Asia as part of an MP delegation after Operation Sindoor, "the PM and home minister were busy spreading unrest in Bengal with their divisive politics".
"Who, then, are the real anti-nationals?" Abhishek said.
Questioning BJP's "double standards", he said, "In the RG Kar case, BJP and CPM demanded the resignation of then Kolkata police commissioner Vineet Goyal. Why are they not seeking the resignation of home minister Amit Shah and IB director Tapan Deka for Pahalgam? Twenty-six people were killed by four terrorists who crossed the border with AK-47s and shot them in broad daylight. They escaped, and the central govt has no clue where they went.
Who is responsible for border security and IB, CRPF, CISF? If you demanded Mamata Banerjee's resignation over RG Kar, why shouldn't we demand Amit Shah's resignation for Pahalgam?"
