Shah denied rally permission, BJP announces protests in Bengal

After BJP chief Amit Shah's chopper was denied landing permission in Jadavpur, party's media head and Rajya Sabha MP Anil Baluni alleged that the Election Commission has become a 'mute spectator' to TMC's undemocratic move to target the BJP. Shah was scheduled to address a rally at Jadavpur in West Bengal.

New Delhi: Accusing the West Bengal government of not allowing its president Amit Shah's rally in Jadhavpur, the BJP said on Monday that Election Commission has become a "mute spectator" to the Trinamool Congress's alleged undemocratic means to target the saffron party.

BJP media head and Rajya Sabha MP Anil Baluni said that his party will hold protests and also move to the EC.

Shah's rally was scheduled for Monday in Jadhavpur, which goes to the polls on May 19 in the last phase, but the permission was denied at the last minute by the state administration, he said.

Subsequently, the permission for Shah's chopper to land was also withdrawn, Baluni said.

"It is unfortunate that EC has become a mute spectator to all this and also use of violence by the TMC in the state," he said.

He alleged the ruling party in Bengal was using undemocratic means to target the BJP.

Nine seats will go to polls in the last phase of the general election.