'Anti-Bengali party': Mamata vs BJP over puja pandal permission row

NEW DELHI: The BJP and TMC connected Wednesday traded crisp barbs successful West Bengal arsenic the assembly elections gully near, turning the governmental battlefield progressively charged. New BJP main Nitin Nabin accused the Mamata authorities of treble standards, alleging that Hindus indispensable question support to acceptable up puja pandals, portion Muslims are allowed to connection namaz.

Meanwhile, main curate Mamata Banerjee, speaking astatine a rally successful North Bengal, called the BJP “anti-Bengali.”Nabin claimed that citizens are forced to attack the precocious tribunal to acceptable up puja pandals. After offering prayers astatine the Dakshineswar Kali Temple successful North 24 Parganas, helium described the alleged disparity betwixt permissions for Durga Puja and different spiritual activities arsenic “unfortunate.”Speaking to reporters, Nitin Nabin said, "I received blessings present successful Maa's darbar.

I besides prayed earlier Maa Kali due to the fact that successful this state, 1 has to question support from the precocious tribunal to acceptable up puja pandal portion support is fixed for offering namaz. This is unfortunate. We person sought Maa's blessings to marque the authorities 'Sonar Bangla' and Viksit Bengal."Nitin Nabin’s sojourn to the historical Dakshineswar Kali Temple successful Kolkata marked the 2nd time of his organisational circuit successful West Bengal, aimed astatine reviewing the BJP’s preparedness for the upcoming assembly elections.

Meanwhile, TMC supremo and CM Mamata deed backmost during her canvass rally. She said, "There are superior concerns that genuine voters’ names person been deleted from the electoral rolls. This raises questions astir the fairness and transparency of the predetermination process. At the aforesaid time, questions are being raised astir individuality and citizenship, who is being recognised arsenic a morganatic Indian elector and connected what basis? The BJP has been asked to respond to this.

"Addressing her rally successful Maynaguri, she further charged, "BJP [is an] anti-Bengali party, beating up Bengalis successful different states." She besides warned, "Today they are snatching voting rights, time they volition snatch citizenship done NRC."On the aforesaid occasion, Mamata advised, "Would inquire our candidates to instrumentality lawyers with them to record information arsenic galore nominations [have been] cancelled successful Assam," PTI reported.