Suvendu Adhikari, the leader of opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, slammed the local government after a BJP procession hit a road that the police had dug up just before the 150th‑anniversary celebration of the national anthem “Vande Mataram”.
The march began at the Goddess Kali temple in North Kolkata’s Thanthania and headed toward the Bankim Chandra Memorial Library on College Street. As the BJP riders reached the busy College Street crossing, they ran into a group of Congress workers who were shouting about controversial BJP comments on Rabindranath Tagore.
A quick police presence kept the clash from turning violent, but the mood stayed tense. When the route led to the library’s main entrance, Adhikari complained that the road was in a wrecked state. He accused the Trinamool Congress (TMC) – the ruling party – of deliberately setting up obstacles to block his party’s march.
“They dug the road after learning I’d lead the BJP procession,” Adhikari stated. “TMC bills itself as the guardian of Bengal’s culture, yet it ignores Bankim Chandra’s legacy by spoiling the way to the library named after him.”
Adhikari called the TMC’s actions “anti‑national” and said the party’s move shows a narrow‑minded approach that goes against the “Nation First” slogan used by the BJP. The incident drew attention to the broader political rivalry between the BJP and TMC in West Bengal, with the city’s streets becoming a flashpoint for public demonstrations.
Source: ianslive
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