'Bengal Congress Cooperating With BJP': TMC Slams Oppn Protests Amid Dengue Spike In State

Earlier today, the West Bengal BJP unit conducted a protest march outside the Swasthya Bhawan - the health department headquarters - in response to the state's dengue epidemic.

TMC Leader Kunal Ghosh.

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TMC leader Kunal Ghosh on Tuesday accused West Bengal's Congress party of cooperating with the state BJP to disturb the ruling party, news agency ANI reported. Opposition parties in West Bengal criticised the state's TMC administration on Monday for allegedly failing to halt the spreading dengue virus and attempting to "hide" the death toll.  

Speaking with media, Ghosh stated: "Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury and the state Congress should maintain the line of the INDIA alliance. They are playing a double standard policy. The top leader of the INDIA alliance should consider this problem. Our leaders Mamata Banerjee and Abhishek Banerjee are cooperating with the top leadership of the Congress and India alliance. West Bengal leadership of Congress in alliance with CPI(M) is cooperating with state BJP to disturb TMC."

#WATCH | TMC leader Kunal Ghosh says, "Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury and the state Congress should maintain the line of the INDIA alliance. They are playing a double standard policy. The top leader of the INDIA alliance should consider this problem. Our leaders Mamata Banerjee and… pic.twitter.com/U4xsqysBID

— ANI (@ANI) September 26, 2023

Earlier today, the West Bengal BJP unit conducted a protest march outside the Swasthya Bhawan - the health department headquarters - in response to the state's dengue epidemic, alleging that the TMC government's actions are only a "eyewash" to conceal its "failures." Suvendu Adhikari, Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, led a delegation of 22 BJP MLAs to Swasthya Bhawan on Tuesday afternoon to submit a deputation addressing the dengue epidemic.

Slamming Suvendu Adhikari for doing "cheap politics," TMC leader stated: "Dengue is a problem but the government and the local authorities are trying their best to counter dengue. Suvendu Adhikari is doing nothing but cheap politics. BJP is interested only in publicity."

#WATCH | TMC leader Kunal Ghosh says, "... Dengue is a problem but the government and the local authorities are trying their best to counter dengue. Suvendu Adhikari is doing nothing but cheap politics. BJP is interested only in publicity..." pic.twitter.com/rnLNYIlPQR

— ANI (@ANI) September 26, 2023

“The state is facing the dengue menace and the TMC government is busy telling people about the chief minister’s recent visit to Spain. I am not a specialist but a common person I can easily make out how laggard the state government has been in dealing with the situation,” state Congress president Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury had said earlier on Monday, PTI reported. 

Officials from the Kolkata Municipal Corporation and the West Bengal Essential Commodities Supply Corporation Limited use drones to examine godowns and spray mosquito larvicide.

Speaking about the dengue virus, OSD and Chief Vector of KMC Dr Debasish Biswas said: "There are some areas where our spray workers cannot reach... There are inaccessible areas. Suppose those areas are littered with garbage and rain water pockets... The entire environment has become conducive to the procreation of dengue-spreading mosquito Aedes aegypti... Just to ensure Aedes aegypti does not breed in those areas, we have started a drone, we have fitted one container filled with emulsifiable concentrate.

#WATCH | Kolkata: OSD and Chief Vector of KMC Dr Debasish Biswas says, "There are some areas where our spray workers cannot reach... There are inaccessible areas. Suppose those areas are littered with garbage and rain water pockets... The entire environment has become conducive… pic.twitter.com/HEr7hwu7tG

— ANI (@ANI) September 26, 2023

Despite reports of over 30 deaths from around the state, the health authorities has only verified three so far, PTI reported. 

(With Inputs From Agencies)