BJP President JP Nadda (File photo)
KOLKATA: President of BJP JP Nadda on Thursday he called the Trinamool congressional government “anti-Hindu”, marking for the first time in Bengal politics the issue of discrimination on the grounds of religion. Nadda reinforced his argument by pointing to Trinamool’s “minority appeasement policy”, portraying Hindus as victims.
Trinamool’s Rajya Sabha leader Derek O’Brien refuted Nadda’s allegations that the state government was hampering development in Bengal. He said that the Trinamool government had launched Swasthya Sathi scheme in 2016, two years before the Ayushman Bharat of the Center. Up to 7.5 crore of people in the state benefited under Swasthya Sathi while the Center issued 12.5 crore of e-cards under Ayushman Bharat for the country, of which 4.68 crore were state cards, he said.
Nadda also spoke of the Ram Mandir bhumipujan of August 5 in Ayodhya, but with a difference. “Ram Mandir is linked to the aspirations of millions of Indians. When the whole country was watching the bhumipujan, Mamata didi imposed a lockdown in Bengal and prevented people from participating in the celebrations, ”he said.
“But the same government lifted the closure announced on July 31 for Bakrid. We have no problem with the government canceling the shutdown during Bakrid celebrations. But why was the government so adamant about Ram Mandir? Nadda said, addressing the first meeting of the BJP state executive committee on Thursday.
The BJP president asked to break with an “anti-Hindu” mentality. “The anti-Hindu mentality is pervasive in Bengal and it needs to change. Trinamool is politicizing this mindset, ”said Nadda. He urged BJP activists to bring the issue to the public ahead of the Bengal assembly elections in 2021. Taking the cue National BJP general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya he called the Trinamool regime a government for “30% of the population of Bengal”.
Nadda said that the “hobe na” (won’t happen) mentality of the state government should change as it hinders development. “Mamataji says hobe na. Ki hobe na? Sab kichhu hobe (What won’t happen? Everything will happen eventually), ”he said, while setting a high goal for BJP to win 50% of the vote, 10% more than in 2019. Lok Sabha center.
“The state government has blocked the way the Center provides health insurance benefits to 4.75 billion people under the Ayushman Bharat plan. Farmers have been deprived of the Center’s crop insurance schemes. The names of projects such as Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana and Grameen Sadak Yojana while the Center has been funding them, ”Nadda said.
Noting the increase in the percentage of votes from 2% in 2011, Nadda said that people in Bengal “have blessed the BJP.” “This is how we will move forward and evict TMC in 2021. They should be sent on a very long vacation … lock, stock and barrel,” she said.
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