'Democracy Being Murdered': Dharmendra Pradhan Claims TMC Resorting To Violence During BJP Rallies In Nandigram

West Bengal Polls 2021: Launching a blistering attack on the TMC supremo, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said: “If she wants to contest why not with democratic ways.”

Dharmendra Pradhan speaking to ABP | File Image

Amid fresh clash between the Trinamool Congress’ (TMC) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers in Nandigram, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday alleged democracy is being murdered in the place from where West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is herself contesting the assembly elections and sought the Election Commission’s intervention.

Launching a blistering attack on the TMC supremo, Pradhan said: “If she wants to contest why not with democratic ways. Since morning, when Suvendu Adhikari started his padayatra, due to fear of losing to him and his popularity they are attacking us. On Sonachura Chowk, our young worker was attacked.”

The BJP leader said two incidents of violence took place on Thursday.

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“In the morning at Kalicharanpur, crude bombs were hurled and injured few. I saw the injured Yuva Morcha worker while on way to campaigning,” ANI quoted Pradhan as saying after his visit to the Reapara Rural Hospital.

“There is yet another report coming of an attack on Adhikari. This is very serious. In a democracy, if the local police works in connivance with the TMC what will happen. I urge the Election Commission to intervene,” he added.

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The Union Minister further said that BJP will request the Election Commission to have more paramilitary personnel deputed in Nandigram.

“This is a constituency going through a sensitive phase. To create fear in minds of people. Our worker is in a serious condition and I have been told that even in front of the hospital there are TMC goons. Since morning, such incidents are taking place,” he added.

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The clash during campaigning of the TMC chief’s minister-cum-right-hand man for years Suvendu Adhikari, presently the BJP’s candidate from Nandigram, resulted in the injury of a saffron party worker.

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The fresh clash follows the March 10 incident when the Chief Minister had alleged that she was pushed by a few unidentified people during her election campaigning.

Banerjee, who sustained severe bone injuries in the incident, was discharged from Kolkata’s SSKM Hospital on March 12 after the doctors found her recovery to be “satisfactory”.

Polling for the 294-member West Bengal Assembly will be held in eight phases beginning March 27 and ending on April 29. The results will be declared on May 2.