Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President JP Nadda, who is on a two-day visit to West Bengal to take stock of the post-poll violence, said on Wednesday that Mamata Banerjee has started her third term as chief minister with blood on her hands.
Briefing media persons, the BJP chief said, “The manner in which a massacre and brutal killings took place and the manner in which the acting chief minister stayed silent for 36 hours speak of her involvement. Mamata ji’s silence speaks about her involvement and she starts her third term with blood on her hands.”
“I condemn the brutal killings which have taken place after the results. We also stand by the people of Bengal and all citizens residing in Bengal with whom such incidents took place. This makes me remember the Partition days. I remember 16 August 1946, Direct Action Day. When I recall that day, I also recall incidents that took place post noon of May 2. We have to keep in mind that May 2 has become ‘khela hobe’ day. We have to remember what Mamata ji said in Nandigram and what happened here,” stated Nadda.
Nadda is on a two-day visit to West Bengal starting from Tuesday to hold a protest against the alleged atrocities on party workers in the state by the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) government.