Kolkata: The standoff between Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Trinamool Congress (TMC) in Bengal witnessed a new low after Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was, on Monday, called a ‘hijra’ (eunuch) by a senior leader of the saffron party.
Addressing a party meet in West Midnapore, Shyamapada Mondal, the party’s state committee member said, “With the current political situation in Bengal, it is difficult for us to understand whether Mamata Banerjee is a man or a woman. I think she is a eunuch."
When contacted, Shyamapada Mondal refused to make any comment. “I am not the party’s spokesperson," he said.
TMC has demanded the local administration to take concrete action against the leader. “BJP is creating an environment of hatred in the state. We must not allow this to happen," said TMC state secretary Partha Chatterjee.
“We are finding it difficult to prevent our workers from making such comments because they are angry with the ruling government. Local administration is harassing our supporters and putting them behind bars on false charges. Even our party president Dilip Ghosh was harassed by Mamata’s police," he said.
Comments
0 comment