Reign of terror, jungle raj in WB: Nadda

In a scathing attack on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, BJP working president J P Nadda on Saturday said she has started a “jungle raj” and let loose a “reign of terror” in the state.

Time is over for the TMC government in the state as Banerjee lacks “vision and direction” and is only interested in intimidating opposition parties by using “state terrorism”, he said.

Nadda participated in the “mass tarpan” held by the saffron party during the day for its workers who had lost their lives in political violence in the state in the past few years. Tarpan is a Hindu ritual in which prayers are offered for the dead on Mahalaya ahead of Durga Puja.

Nadda spoke to the family members, including children, of the dead party workers and assured them all help from the party. “There is jungle raj and reign of terror in West Bengal under TMC. The state is witnessing goonda raj as there is no rule of law here ... Family members of slain BJP workers in the state are not getting justice. But this jungle raj will end soon as the time for TMC government is over,” he said.

Claiming that democracy is being strangled in the state, Nadda said the ruling TMC are physically torturing workers and leaders who have an opposing ideology. More than 80 people have lost their lives in the political violence in Bengal in the last two years, he said.

“The police are not lodging cases and have turned into mute spectators. The protectors have become predators. Mamata Banerjee is neither giving the people justice nor allowing any proper judicial remedy,” said Nadda, who is on his first visit to Bengal after taking over as the BJP working president said.

Claiming many BJP workers had laid down their lives in their fight for democracy in Bengal, Nadda said the party vows to fulfil the dreams of slain party workers by making Bengal free from “goondaraj” and establish the rule of law.

“Over 3,000 BJP cadre were forced to leave homes after the 2018 Panchayat poll in West Bengal and are in hiding. Over 2,500 BJP workers have been physically assaulted. 80 people have laid down their lives and 1,000 wounded workers are being treated. Is this the example of rule of law or goondaraj,” he asked.

“Banerjee is fast losing her political ground. She has no vision as the CM. The reign of terror and violence begin when ideology becomes nonexistent. Banerjee has neither vision nor direction and has nothing to give to the people of Bengal,” he said.