Abhishek Banerjee starts TMC's new campaign, says BJP's 'communal' narrative won't dictate Bengal's politics
The Hindu
Senior TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee said polls to 42 Lok Sabha seats in West Bengal will be held on the issue of development and not on the “communal” narrative propagated by the BJP.
Senior TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee on April 25 said polls to 42 Lok Sabha seats in West Bengal will be held on the issue of development and not on the "communal" narrative propagated by the BJP.
Mr. Banerjee, who earlier in the day launched a mass outreach campaign ‘Trinamool ey Nabajowar’ (new wave in Trinamool) from Cooch Behar district with an eye on the upcoming rural polls in the State, said that the TMC aims at building people's panchayat in the State.
"The next Lok Sabha elections in West Bengal will be held on the issue of development. It will not be held on the issue of communal polarisation, which the BJP wants. They have to be defeated. We will fight for rights of the people of the State," he said while addressing a rally as part of the campaign.
Lok Sabha polls in the country are due in 2024.
Mr. Banerjee, the TMC's national general secretary, commenced the mass outreach campaign at a temple in the Dinhata assembly constituency.
He spoke to locals and heard of their grievances.
"The TMC is the only party which will fight for your rights. The BJP-led government at the Centre has withheld funds under the MGNREGA scheme as it is yet to accept its defeat in the 2021 assembly polls," he said.
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