Kolkata (West Bengal): Launching a scathing attack on Union Minister Smriti Irani for her remarks "genocide of Hindus" in Bengal, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) leadership on Monday accused the BJP of attempting to divide the state on communal lines.
The BJP on Monday criticised West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee, alleging that she is known for "genocide of Hindus" and is now allowing her party workers to sexually attack women. The strongly worded attack from Irani at a press conference in New Delhi came following allegations by a group of women in Sandeshkhali in North 24 Parganas district that TMC local strongman Shajahan Sheikh and his supporters captured swathes of land by force and sexually assaulted them.
The TMC accused the BJP of pursuing a consistent agenda of dividing Bengal along the lines of religion and stoking communal tension. "We know that the BJP toolkit requires politicisation of every incident in Opposition-ruled states but Irani should take off her political glasses. From Manipur to Uttar Pradesh to Delhi where protesting wrestlers were dragged on the streets, the Union Minister did not address these issues," TMC leader and Minister Birbaha Hansda said.