Kolkata, Oct 7
The West Bengal unit of the BJP on Tuesday filed a complaint against a Trinamool Congress Councillor in Hooghly district's Uttarpara area for making “insensitive†comments against Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
On Monday, BJP MP Khagen Murmu and MLA Shankar Ghosh were attacked while on their way to meet flood-affected people in north Bengal. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday condemned the incident by posting on his social media handles.
Trinamool Congress councillor from Uttarpara Municipality Arnab Roy commented under the post.
The local BJP leadership filed a complaint against him at the Uttarpara police station.
State BJP leader Krishna Bhattacharya said, "The Prime Minister of the country cannot be spoken to in this language. The Trinamool councillor should be arrested."
The TMC councillor, however, said the BJP is trying to make an issue out of it after failing to understand his comment.
Arnab Roy said, "Those who are saying this do not understand English properly. If you translate it into Bengali, what I wanted to say is that when relief is taken to flood-affected areas, that relief is also snatched away many times. If relief is not provided, public anger will erupt. The incident may be an expression of their anger without seeing who is an MP or an MLA."
Uttarpara City Trinamool Congress President Indrajit Ghosh, however, asked all parties to refrain from making loose comments. "On several occasions, even the Chief Minister has been attacked in bad language. It is also not right for the Prime Minister to directly blame the Trinamool for the incident in North Bengal. He could have called the Chief Minister instead of blaming her party," said Ghosh.
BJP Maldaha Uttar MP Khagen Murmu and MLA Shankar Ghosh were brutally attacked by miscreants while on their way to meet the North Bengal landslides-affected people and distribute relief materials.
The incident took place in Nagrakata in the Jalpaiguri district of North Bengal.
— IANS
Reader Comments
While I don't support disrespectful language towards any leader, the councillor's explanation makes sense. In flood situations, people's frustration can boil over. The focus should be on relief work, not political mudslinging.
As someone living in Kolkata, I've seen how political tensions escalate unnecessarily. Both parties need to show more maturity. The real issue is helping flood victims, not filing police complaints against each other.
The attack on BJP leaders is concerning, but making insensitive comments about PM Modi is not the solution. We need respectful political discourse in our democracy. Hope the police handle this fairly.
Honestly, I'm tired of this political drama. People are suffering in floods and our leaders are busy fighting over comments. Please focus on governance and helping citizens! ðŸ™
The TMC president's point about the PM calling the CM directly is valid. In federal systems, such direct communication can prevent misunderstandings. Both sides need to de-escalate this situation.
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