Kolkata, July 19: Tathagata Roy, former president of the West Bengal BJP and ex-governor of Meghalaya, has raised concerns regarding the internal turmoil within the Trinamool Congress (TMC) following their significant defeat in the recent assembly elections. He cautioned that this situation should not allow communist parties to regain their former political strength in the state.
In a statement on social media, Roy emphasized, “The BJP must remain vigilant to ensure that the political vacuum created by the fragmentation of the TMC does not enable the CPI(M) to infiltrate.” He noted that the sentiment that “communists equal betrayal” still eludes many, particularly among Bengali Hindus.
Roy pointed out that Hindu communists are often eager to attract Muslim voters. To illustrate his point, he referenced a Hindu CPI(M) leader in West Bengal who consumed beef, contrasting him with a prominent Muslim CPI(M) leader who has never been seen eating pork.
He also recalled the last communist chief minister of West Bengal, the late Buddhadeb Bhattacharya, who boldly stated in 2002 that anti-national propaganda was being disseminated in several madrasas in border areas of the state.
Roy remarked, “His statements were published in all newspapers, including the CPI(M)’s party mouthpiece, Ganashakti. The very next day, under pressure from CPI(M) leadership, Bhattacharya had to retract his statement.”
He asserted that the recent raids by the Uttar Pradesh police’s Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) on two madrasas in North 24 Parganas further validate the truth of Bhattacharya’s claims at that time.
In the recent West Bengal assembly elections, the CPI(M) secured only one seat. Since then, the party leadership has initiated issue-based movements, such as opposing the removal of hawkers under the current government led by Suvendu Adhikari.
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