Bhabanipur By Election: Tension escalated in South Kolkata region on Monday, the last day of campaigning for the Bhawanipur Assembly seat by-election in West Bengal, ahead of the September 30 elections. Trinamool Congress (TMC) supporters here allegedly manhandled former BJP state president Dilip Ghosh when he was campaigning for Priyanka Tibrewal. The situation here got so bad that even guns were raised in the area.
Meanwhile, the Election Commission has sought a report from the West Bengal government by 4 pm on Monday after Dilip Ghosh was allegedly manhandled in Bhawanipur assembly constituency. Ghosh was campaigning for party candidate Priyanka Tibrewal, who is contesting against Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in this constituency. There will be a by-election here on September 30.
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The incident took place near Jadubabar Bazar (Jadu Babu’s market) in Bhawanipur area where Trinamool supporters blocked Ghosh’s path and pushed him to the side of the road. Supporters started chanting Joy Bangla, a slogan coined by Mamata Banerjee to counter the BJP’s Jai Shri Ram, and shouted to go back.
A scuffle broke out between Ghosh’s personal security guards and Trinamool Congress supporters and the guards were seen pointing guns to disperse the crowd. Ghosh was surrounded and taken away. A BJP supporter was injured in the scuffle.
Talking to the media, BJP National Vice President Ghosh said that look this is the situation in West Bengal. They will not allow anyone to campaign. I was pushed and beaten up because I had come here to campaign for our candidate. There is no democracy in the state. We will make a formal complaint against this incident.
State BJP President Sukant Majumdar said that we touch the feet of an elderly person. This is the culture of Bengal. forget anything. Look at the age of Dilip Ghosh. They are being kicked! He said is this the culture of the state? I haven’t learned these things. When Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee or Abhishek Banerjee goes to Delhi, we can also block their way and chant Jai Shri Ram. Have we done this?
He said that they are not only killing democracy, they are destroying the culture of the state. People of Bengal will throw out this proud lady. Though no response was available from Trinamool Congress, Tyrewal, the BJP candidate from Bhabnipur, said that she cannot control the law and order situation in Bhabnipur but dreams of ruling the country. First he should handle his constituency.
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