TMC's Kunal Ghosh attacks Suvendu Adhikari over his "no need for minority morcha" remark, calls it "against democracy"
Jul 17, 2024
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], July 17 : Lashing out at the Bhartiya Janata party over West Bengal LoP Suvendu Adhikari's "no need for minority morcha" remark, TMC leader Kunal Ghosh on Tuesday dismissed the statement, adding that it "is against democracy".
"They (BJP) are saying that there should not be a minority front; it is against democracy. Here there is a Hindu majority and then there are minorities, Muslims, and Christians, and all democratic parties have a minority cell," TMC leader Kunal Ghosh said while speaking to ANI.
"If it (BJP) had been a democratic party, it would have said that our party is for everyone. But they are saying that minority Morcha should not be there," he added.
Earlier today, Adhikari urged his party to dissolve its Minority Morcha, saying that they had raised the slogan "Sabka Sath Sabka Vikas" (development for all) for a long time but now the time has come to say, "'Jo Hamare Saath, Hum Unke Saath" (We are with those who support us).
"I had spoken about nationalist Muslims and you too had said 'Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas' (development for all). But I will not say this anymore. Instead, we will now say, 'Jo Hamare Saath, Hum Unke Saath' (We are with those who support us). Stop this 'Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas'. There is no need for Minority Morcha," Adhikari said.
Clarifying his statements later on, Adhikari said, "My statement is being taken out of context. I am clear that those who are nationalists stand for this nation and Bengal, and we should be with them. Those who don't stand with us, work against the interests of the nation and Bengal, we need to expose them. Also, like Mamata Banerjee, we shouldn't divide people into majority and minority and see them as Indians. I embody in letter and spirit, Prime Minister's call for Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas, and Sabka Prayas," Suvendu Adhikari wrote in a post on X.
The senior BJP leader also claimed that the fight to save Hindu and the Constitution will continue and urged his workers to support him.
"I have already said what I had to. The fight will continue. Will all of you join us? Will we fight like before together? We will win. We will save Hindus, save the Constitution," Adhikari said.
