BJP Manifesto For Bengal Polls "Hollow", Says Trinamool MP Sougata Roy

"There is nothing new in the manifesto... BJP manifesto is hollow and they are not coming to power so it does not matter what they say," the MP said.

Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Sougata Roy on Sunday termed the BJP's manifesto and promises as "hollow" and "jumlas" respectively amid an intense battle for power in West Bengal. Mr Roy's remarks come after Union Home Minister Amit Shah unveiled the BJP's poll manifesto for the West Bengal Assembly elections in Kolkata on Sunday. "It is unfortunate that the manifesto for Bengal was released by a Gujarati, not by a local in the presence of a leader from Madhya Pradesh. Does the BJP not have a competent person from Bengal who could release the manifesto and speak in Bengali? Amit Shah spoke only in Hindi. People of Bengal are insulted by this," Sougata Roy said while speaking to news agency ANI. "There is nothing new in the manifesto... BJP manifesto is hollow and they are not coming to power so it does not matter what they say," he added.