People will uproot Trinamool if Mamata does not stop objecting to Ram Navami celebrations, says Maharashtra BJP chief

Maharashtra BJP president warns Mamata Banerjee over Ram Navami celebrations, highlights party's growing membership in the state.

On the occasion of Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) Foundation Day celebrations in Nagpur, Maharashtra BJP State president Chandrashekhar Bawankule criticised All India Trinamool Congress chief and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, warning that her continued opposition to Ram Navami celebrations could lead to political repercussions.

“If Mamata Banerjee does not stop her continuous refusal to grant permission for Ram Navami processions in the State, I am warning her that the people of West Bengal will oust her and her party from power. The people of Bengal will not spare her if she keeps behaving like this,” Mr. Bawankule said while speaking to journalists at the event.

Addressing the party workers at the event that was also organised to lay the foundation of a new BJP office in Nagpur, Mr. Bawankule said that during a recent party campaign, at least 1.51 crore people took primary membership of the BJP.  

“Over one lakh party workers went door-to-door during the membership drive and made party identity cards for all members. As many as 1.51 crore took the primary membership of the party in Maharashtra. In the history of BJP in Maharashtra, our party had recorded 97 lakh members when Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis was the party president. At present, the enrolment has gone up to over one crore members into its fold. This achievement is only attained due to the booth presidents and office-bearers of the Maharashtra BJP. In the coming two years, around 36 new party offices will come up in Maharashtra,” he said.