With less than six months left for the crucial 2021 Bengal assembly elections, the ruling Trinamool Congress is desperately trying to brand its principal rival, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), as an outsider in the state, while trying to boost its own connect with the voters. “Some people come down just before the elections and go back after making tall claims. But I stay here, not just during Chhath Puja, but also during Durga Puja, Christsman and Eid. This is my parampara,” chief minister Mamata Banerjee had said earlier this week, while adding that people need not be afraid of outsiders. The BJP has hit back, saying that Banerjee’s statements indicate that she has taken it for granted that West Bengal has turned into West Bangladesh, where people need to produce documents to enter the state. The TMC has upped its ante against the BJP on this front, more so after the latter sent five of its Central leaders, hailing from other states, to take stock of the party’s preparedness in the state. “What happened to their district presidents? Why did they need to parachute leaders from outside the state?” questioned veteran TMC leader and minister Partha… Read full this story
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