‘Assault on wrestlers a shining example of Beti Bachao Beti Padhao’
KOLKATA: Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Tuesday called Opposition leader (LoP) in the Assembly Suvendi Adhikari the “biggest traitor in the country”.
Speaking at Patashpur in East Midnapore on the 34th day of Jana Sanjog Yatra, he termed the women wrestlers reaching Haridwar to immerse their medals in the Ganga a “shameful moment for the country” and mocked the BJP government at the Centre for its programme to empower the girl child. “If the BJP government returns to power in 2024 then the future of the country’s people and their aspirations will also be drowned in the Ganga,” he said.
“BJP talks with pride about the ‘Beti Bachao Beti Padhao’ programme. A shining example of women empowerment is our Olympians. They are our national pride. But wrestlers who brought laurels for the country are being dragged in the streets of New Delhi. See the arrogance of BJP, how it is treating them,” he said. “The scenes of wrestlers being dragged on the streets reminds me of the day (in 2006) when the police under the then CPI(M) regime had dragged (TMC supremo) Mamata Banerjee by her hair from the BDO’s office at Singur,” he added.
Taking a dig at Suvendu, he said that ‘corrupt’ Adhikari joined BJP to save himself from ED and CBI. Midnapore has a long-standing legacy of producing freedom fighters but Adhikar has tarnished the image by joining the ruling party at the Centre.
“Midnapore showed the path to the rest of the country. It produced personalities like Sushil Dhara, Khudiram Bose, Matangini Hazra and Vidyasagar to name a few. Midnapore will never support the person who does politics by shedding self-respect,” Banerjee said.
He also took a potshot at Adhikari by saying: “You can sell your backbone to BJP to save yourself from BJP and ED. But you will never get people’s emotions. He won the poll with the help of load shedding.”
“He speaks about me several times a day but he is scared to take my name. He refers to me as ‘Bhaipo’. I am directly saying that Adhikari is a thief who joined the BJP to shield himself from ED and CBI. He is the biggest traitor in the history of Indian politics,” Banerjee said.
He further stated: “BJP has given the top position to the person who was seen on TV while taking money. There is no place for corrupt people in Trinamool. Those who are in BJP are all ‘harmads’. Those who were CPI(M’s) ‘harmads’, now have joined BJP.”
“Adhikari is saying that he will remove the Trinamool in East Midnapore. I will be stationed here and will see what he can do to our party men. He has gone mad as he said that Netaji was born in Sonarpur,” Abhishek said.
“He always threatens that he will make ED, CBI arrest me. I challenge you if you have the guts to arrest me with the help of ED and CBI. I have the support of the people,” he remarked.
‘If BJP returns to power in 2024 then the future of the country’s people will also be drowned in the River Ganga...’