Ram temple, CAA set to be West Bengal BJP’s poll plank for General Election

BJP's West Bengal unit focuses on Ram temple & CAA for upcoming Lok Sabha election, launching outreach campaign & door-to-door visits. TMC opposes CAA, but respects Ram.

The West Bengal unit of the BJP has decided to highlight the construction of the Ram temple in Ayodhya, and the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) as its poll planks for winning over voters in the State ahead of the forthcoming Lok Sabha election.

The State unit of the party has already started an outreach programme, with a focus on the construction of the Ram temple in Ayodhya. The door-to-door outreach campaign, aimed to take the message of ‘Sabke Ram’ (Ram belongs to all) was launched on January 1 and will continue for the next 15 days. 

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The State BJP’s programme will coincide with Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh’s (RSS) campaign to reach out to 25 crore households nationwide with akshat and the ‘Sabke Ram’ message.

BJP leaders have started a door-to-door campaign, distributing leaflets and photographs of the Ram temple. Over the past few days, West Bengal BJP general secretary (organisation) Amitava Chakraborty, along with BJP councillors, has visited several households and held discussions on the temple construction.

The Leader of the Opposition in the State Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, has assured voters from his constituency, Nandigram, that 100 people would travel every month to the Ram temple in Ayodhya. Mr. Adhikari has said that the Ram temple had led to an “awakening among the Hindus” in West Bengal. He also said that the Trinamool Congress had floated theories of a divide between the old and the new guard within the party to divert attention from the Ram temple.

Along with the construction of the Ram temple, the State BJP leadership is also bringing up the implementation of the CAA to win over a section of voters.