Kolkata: BJP president J P Nadda on Wednesday took an oath here to protect democracy and "save the people of West Bengal from the vicious cycle of political violence", shortly after Mamata Banerjee was sworn in as the Chief Minister at Raj Bhavan for her third consecutive term.
The saffron party has claimed that at least six of its workers and supporters, including a woman, were killed in attacks allegedly perpetrated by the TMC following its victory in assembly elections.
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"I will be visiting districts such as North 24 Parganas to be on the side of our members who were at the receiving end of this brutal violence... We want to tell the entire country about this," Nadda said at a programme organised by the saffron camp at its Hastings office here.
Authorities that are supposed to protect people are not performing their duties well, he claimed.
"Violence witnessed during Partition has returned to Bengal. We will continue to serve the people here, carry forward Modiji's vision for the state. We will strive to break this chain of political violence," he said.