The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday launched a scathing attack on Trinamool Congress (TMC) after the latter announced its list of 42 candidates in West Bengal for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
Taking to X (formerly known as Twitter), BJP IT cell chief Amit Malviya labelled Trinamool Congress’s candidate list as a ‘damp squib’, pointing out the inclusion of seven former BJP members, some of whom he said were “discards”.
Taking a dig at Trinamool’s selection of candidates, Malviya said that Shatrughan Sinha, Kirti Azad and Yousuf Pathan are ‘Bohiragotos’ (outsiders) and wondered if the party “didn’t find enough sons of the soil to field?”
“TMC list of candidates is such a damp squib. 7 of the 42 (17% of the names) in the list are former BJP, some discards. The TMC doesn’t have enough candidates of its own? Of them, Shatrughan Sinha, Kirti Azad and Yousuf Pathan are Bohiragotos. TMC didn’t find enough sons of the soil to field?” Malviya wrote in his tweet.
Furthermore, Malviya also highlighted the candidacy of Abu Taher Khan, whose SUV allegedly dragged and killed a child. “Did TMC have any less criminals that Mamata Banerjee needed Taher on the list?” he asked.
The BJP leader also questioned the inclusion of Mahua Moitra, who was expelled from Parliament for multiple violations.
Expressing concern about Trinamool’s attempt to distance itself from the appeasement politics charge, Malviya noted that the party had fielded only six Muslim candidates compared to seven in the previous elections.
He further criticised the TMC’s candidate selection process, asserting that the list lacked vigor amid ongoing corruption cases against Abhishek Banerjee and the recent arrest of several Bengal ministers.
Referring to the ongoing unrest in Sandeshkhali, Malviya said, “2024 Lok Sabha elections will mark the beginning of the end of Mamata Banerjee’s misrule in Bengal”.
MALVIYA SLAMS SHATRUGAN SINHA’S CANDIDACY
In another tweet, Malviya shared a clip of an old film featuring Shatrugan Sinha and said, “Trinamool rank is full of rapist, both in real (like of Shahjahan Sheikh) and reel life”.
“Surprised Mamata Banerjee didn’t ask Shatrughan Sinha to join her on the eve of International Women’s Day for the sham women empowerment march,” he wrote further.
TRINAMOOL’S CANDIDATE LIST
The Mamata Banerjee-led party announced the candidate list for all 42 Lok Sabha seats of West Bengal, dropping at least eight sitting MPs and bringing in several new faces such as former cricketers Yusuf Pathan and Kriti Azad.
The party renominated 16 sitting MPs and fielded 12 women.
Cricketer Yusuf Pathan will contest the Baharampur Lok Sabha seat, whereas Kirti Aazd will fight from the Bardhaman-Durgapur constituency. Veteran Bollywood actor Shatrugan Sinha has been fielded from Asansol.
The party also renominated expelled Lok Sabha MP Mahua Moitra from Krishnanagar seat for the second consecutive term.
From the Basirhat Lok Sabha seat, where Sandeshkhali is situated, Trinamool Congress pitted its former MP Haji Nurul Islam by dropping sitting MP Nusrat Jahan.
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