"No one was allowed to vote in by-polls": West Bengal BJP leader Locket Chatterjee
Jul 17, 2024
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], July 17 : Bharatiya Janata Party leader Locket Chatterjee on Wednesday alleged that no one was allowed to vote in the by-polls.
"There was no election in the by-election... in the polls, no one was allowed to vote. Suvendu da also said that Hindu people were not allowed to vote," Chatterjee told ANI.
Notably, the BJP had lost all four seats in the recently held Assembly by-polls to the ruling Trinamool Congress.
BJP leader further stated, "Winning and losing is a part of elections. But, it is not that the West Bengal BJP has come to an end or that there is a need for a new formation...Our vote percentage did not reduce...BJP is the biggest party in the country. Our next mission is 2026."
Earlier, West Bengal Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari had alleged that more than 50 lahks "Hindus" were not allowed to vote in Lok Sabha polls and over two lahks were refrained from voting in the by-polls respectively.
Adhikari told ANI that he will start a legal battle against this."Democracy is dead in Bengal. We have started a mass movement today. Nearly 50 lakh Hindus were not allowed to vote in the Lok Sabha elections. More than 2 lakh Hindus were not allowed to vote in the 4 by-polls held in the state. I am launching a portal. Whoever was not allowed to vote, can register themselves and full secrecy will be ensured. I will start a legal battle also," he said.
Trinamool Congress continued on its winning spree in the West Bengal Assembly by-polls, clinching all four seats, three of which were earlier held by its rival Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
In the recently concluded Lok Sabha elections, the BJP's seat count decreased from 18 to 12. The TMC secured 29 out of the 42 seats in West Bengal.
