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BJP connected Sunday stepped up its onslaught connected West Bengal main curate Mamata Banerjee implicit the chaos and vandalism astatine Kolkata’s Salt Lake Stadium pursuing Argentine shot prima Lionel Messi’s appearance, accusing the authorities authorities of gross mismanagement and demanding accountability.Speaking to IANS, BJP person Dilip Ghosh said main curate Mamata Banerjee indispensable instrumentality work for the incident, calling it 'deeply shameful' for West Bengal. “Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee should instrumentality responsibility; simply apologising volition not beryllium enough. Those who came determination aft spending wealth should beryllium compensated. Everyone liable indispensable beryllium punished, and ineligible enactment should beryllium taken whether it is the police, officials, oregon the ministers who were contiguous connected the dais.
All of them should look ineligible proceedings,” helium said.
The caller remark followed BJP person of the absorption Suvendu Adhikari’s disapproval of the authorities government, successful which helium accused it of mismanagement and made 3 demands, including Banerjee’s resignation. In a station connected X, Adhikari wrote, “Shame connected you, Mamata Banerjee! The ‘Khela Hobe’ Circus turns into a TMC loot-fest astatine Yuva Bharati! What a pathetic spectacle successful Kolkata today!”He alleged that portion elder Trinamool Congress leaders and their associates surrounded Messi, mean fans were near disappointed.
“While Arup Biswas, Sujit Bose, and their bootlicking entourage of 100+ VIP vultures swarmed Messi similar leeches connected a bloodbath, the existent fans? Stuck successful galleries, staring astatine a measly 5–7 minutes connected a elephantine screen! No nonstop view, conscionable betrayal,” helium said.
Adhikari besides accused organisers and the medication of exploiting spectators. “Water bottles banned inside, forcing hopeless fans to cough up ₹200 for a ₹20 bottle? Classic TMC extortion racket!” helium wrote, calling the occurrence a “criminal battle connected West Bengal’s pride”.Meanwhile, BJP MP and spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi said astatine a property league that the incidental had “ashamed each Indian”. Referring to Banerjee’s station expressing distress, helium said, “It is West Bengal which is profoundly devastated nether your rule… This shows the tragic concern the authorities has reached.”
What led to the chaos astatine Salt Lake Stadium
BJP leaders' remarks came aft chaos erupted astatine the stadium erstwhile thousands of fans protested aft failing to get a wide presumption of Messi during the much-publicised event.
Messi, accompanied by Luis Suárez and Rodrigo De Paul, arrived astir 11.30 americium but remained tightly cordoned disconnected by information and VIPs. His little quality and aboriginal exit sparked anger, starring to slogan-shouting, vandalism and a constabulary baton charge.
What was scheduled to beryllium a astir two-hour programme was chopped to nether 30 minutes, with galore ticket-holders, including those who paid premium prices, complaining they could not spot Messi astatine all.
The beingness of politicians and dignitaries occupying cardinal areas further constricted visibility, adding to the consciousness of exclusion among fans.Outside the stadium, disgruntled supporters told the media that Messi had remained connected the tract lone concisely earlier being escorted distant for information reasons. The unrest contrasted with the earlier temper successful the city, wherever Messi had virtually unveiled a 70-foot robust statue of himself holding the FIFA World Cup trophy astatine the Sree Bhumi Sporting Club. a infinitesimal that drew wide admiration.
