The ruling Trinamool Congress and the BJP on Wednesday hit out at one another for giving due recognition to eminent sons of Bengal as leaders of each events paid tributes on the demise anniversary of Syama Prasad Mookerjee.
Several leaders, together with BJP state president Dilip Ghosh and West Bengal Transport Minister Firhad Hakim, garlanded the Jana Sangh founder’s statue right here.
“We demand that the mystery surrounding the death of Syama Prasad Mookerjee be revealed,” Ghosh mentioned.
Claiming that the regional events in Bengal haven’t given the good sons of the state the respect they deserve, he mentioned the BJP has began working on this course.
Meanwhile, Hakim laid a wreath at Mukherjee’s statue in south Kolkata, saying the saffron occasion’s coverage has at all times been to “use and throw”.
“After a few days, he will have no interest in the eminent sons of Bengal, including Mukherjee,” the TMC chief mentioned.
He additionally mentioned that the BJP didn’t acquire something in West Bengal by “using” Mukherjee’s title on a number of events for the meeting elections.
Ghosh later led an illustration at Hazra Square within the metropolis to protest the police’s alleged refusal to prepare a blood donation camp on the 68th demise anniversary of the BJP ideologue.
The state BJP mentioned the camp organized on today for the final 42 years was not allowed because of the “narrow political interests” of the TMC.
The camp was to be arrange at Jatin Das Park, which is a kilometer away from Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s residence.
Mukherjee died in custody in 1953, a declare typically questioned by the Jan Sangh and later the BJP, with the federal government then stating that he died of well being causes.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
