BJP to hold nationwide dharna against TMC's post-poll violence

08:30 May 05

BJP to hold nationwide dharna against TMC workers' violence

New Delhi: The Bhartiya Janata Party will also hold a nationwide dharna on May 5 against the widespread violence unleashed by TMC workers post declaration of the West Bengal Assembly Elections results, BJP President JP Nadda said.

"The widespread post-election violence in West Bengal has reminded me of the atrocities that people had to face during Partition of the country", Nadda added.

Nadda also alleged that two women were gang-raped and 11 people were killed in the last few days. He said that during Mamata Banerjee's chief ministership, women have faced the most atrocities in Bengal.

BJP office and some shops in Ghoshpara road of Bhatpara were allegedly vandalised by miscreants and at least 13 crude bombs were hurled in the area on Monday. 

The shopkeepers alleged that TMC was behind the attack as the area is known to be of BJP supporters. However, local TMC leader denied the allegations and said BJP's insiders were behind the incident.  

BJP National General Secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya said that BJP offices were vandalised in Howrah.

"TMC goons and workers have vandalised BJP offices in Howrah. The goods have been stolen from there. BJP workers are being beaten into their homes," tweeted Kailash Vijayvargiya in Hindi."

After Mamata ji's victory, her workers are celebrating and vandalising the houses of BJP workers. More than nine BJP workers have been killed so far," he said. 

Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress won 213 seats in the just concluded West Bengal assembly elections.  

The Bharatiya Janata Party garnered 77 seats in the 294-seat state assembly.  

However, elections for two seats in Murshidabad are postponed due to the demise of candidates due to COVID.