Mamata Banerjee's silence on post poll violence speaks of her involvement: JP Nadda

BJP President JP Nadda claimed that 80,000 to one lakh people have been forced to leave their homes in different parts of West Bengal owing to atrocities following Trinamool Congress win in the Bengal assembly election. People of north Bengal districts have even fled to neighbouring Assam to save their lives.  

Kolkata: BJP president JP Nadda Wednesday said West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's silence on the post poll violence in the state speaks of her involvement and claimed that at least 14 BJP workers have been killed and up to a lakh people have fled their homes in post-poll violence in the state. He condemned the "brutal killings" which have taken place after the results and alleged that BJP workers were killed and women molested and raped in different parts of the state by Trinamool Congress workers. "Mamata Banerjee's silence speaks about her involvement and she starts her third term with blood on her hands," Nadda said addressing a press conference here. "The TMC workers have targeted the BJP grass-root level workers ... This is a state-sponsored programme ... We will fight democratically tooth and nail," he said and asserted that BJP will root out intolerance from the state. The BJP president visited the residences of some party workers who have allegedly faced atrocities at the hands of goons owing allegiance to the ruling Trinamool Congress during a two-day visit to the state from Tuesday. He claimed that besides the BJP workers, their families have been attacked and women have been specifically targeted, apart from loot of property. Alleging atrocities on BJP workers at Gosaba and East Canning in South 24 Parganas district and at Sandeshkhali in North 24 Parganas and destruction of whole villages, he said the villagers there had faced "Amphan last year and Mamtaphan this year".