Kolkata (West Bengal): BJP leader and Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's grandnephew Chandra Kumar Bose said on Tuesday he has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and party heavyweights Amit Shah and JP Nadda, flagging certain "issues and concerns", which, according to him, should be addressed by the saffron camp, ahead of 2021 Bengal Assembly polls.
He also said that the BJP, besides capitalising on the anti-incumbency factor, should follow the 'sabka sath sabka vishwas' motto propagated by the PM, and "reach out to people at the booth level, while guarding against divisive politics".
Bose, who had unsuccessfully contested the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, maintained that discontent has been brewing against the Mamata Banerjee government over its "mishandling of the COVID and cyclone Amphan crises", and the BJP can cash in on the opportunity to seize power.
Invoking Netaji and his ideals, Bose said, "Religious identity was never important in the Indian National Army. I believe in his ideologies. The saffron party, similarly, should be able to win the confidence of people of all faiths, if it wants to strengthen its prospects in the state."
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"Politics in Bengal is different from the brand of politics in other parts. We will certainly come to the aid of Hindus if they are attacked, if they are victims of any atrocity. But instead of solely chanting 'Hindu Hindu', we must secure the faith of other communities as well. We must aim to get 3-4 per cent of Muslim votes of the community's total vote bank in the state," he said in his letter.