"Protest At Doorstep": BJP's Mocking Take On Bengal Government Scheme
NDTV
Taking at pot-shot at the flagship scheme of the Trinamool Congress Government in West Bengal, Duarey Sarkar - an effort to offer government services at the doorstep - the BJP called its protest "Duarey Protibaad" or "Protest at the doorstep".
To make a political point, the BJP held a rally at Kolkata's Hazra crossing today -- a spot not far from Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's Kalighat residence. It is closer to the home of Abhishek Banerjee -- the party's national general secretary, MP and her nephew. Both Ms Banerjee and her nephew are out of town.
Taking at pot-shot at the flagship scheme of the Trinamool Congress Government in West Bengal, Duarey Sarkar - an effort to offer government services at the doorstep - the BJP called its protest "Duarey Protibaad" or "Protest at the doorstep". The Hazra crossing comes under the Bhowanipore constituency, which is Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's assembly seat.
The rally is being addressed by the state BJP president Sukanta Majumdar and Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari. The choice of Hazra crossing as a venue is significant, because it is closely connected to Mamata Banerjee's political career. On August 16, 1990, Mamata Banerjee was attacked by CPM cadres at Hazra Crossing. Severely injured, she became a central figure in Bengal politics.
Attacking Abhishek Banerjee and Mamata Banerjee, the BJP's Suvendu Adhikari said, "Why have they run away to Meghalaya?"