You have shamed democracy, a BJP MP tells...

July 12, 2023 16:31

Ravi Shankar Prasad

Bharatiya Janata Party MP Ravi Shankar Prasad on Wednesday criticized West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee saying, "You have shamed democracy."

The BJP MP and the fact-finding team addressed the media in Kolkata today. "You (Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee) won because the court was strict. We will visit the affected areas. I belong to Bihar, where incidents like these are a matter of past. Elections are conducted in a peaceful manner in my state. I heard that a murder was reported on the counting day as well. You have shamed democracy," said the BJP MP.

He said, "Honourable party president Jagat Prakash Nadda Ji has formed a committee of five members under my convenorship to enquire into the violence that erupted in Bengal".

Taking a jibe at the Bengal CM ,"Today I would like to remind Mamata Ji about her evolution in the Bengal politics. You fought against the ugly and cruel left regime. But what made your politics uglier than that of the left? Why has your politics become full of atrocities? What have you done? The court has to intervene in the election everytime. Even the Supreme Court has expressed its anxiety over the Bengal violence". -- ANI

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