The BJP today accused the ruling Trinamool Congress of trying to spark communal tensions with the help of a section of administration in the West Bengal to halt the party's rise in the state.
State BJP president Rahul Sinha, while stating that Governor M K Narayanan has been informed about it, said I have specific information that Trinamool Congress (TMC), with the help of the section of the administration, was trying to spark communal violence in the state.
"They will blame the rise of BJP behind it(tensions). This is their ploy. I have informed the Governor about this and he has also informed his higher authorities," he said.
"We request the people to prevent any intention to destroy the communal fabric," Sinha said.
TMC denied the allegation and in turn accused the BJP of trying to stoke communal passions in the state.
"This is an absolute baseless allegation. Our leader Mamata Banerjee is a symbol of peace. Rather, I would say that BJP is trying to flare up communal passions in the state. But they won't be successful," TMC MP Idris Ali said.
Meanwhile, villagers of Kamduni near Barasat in North 24 Parganas district adjoining Kolkata, where on this day last year, a 20-year-old college student was abducted, brutally gang-raped and murdered, met Sinha.
They appealed to Sinha to fix a meeting with PM Narendra Modia and union Home Minister Rajnath Singh as they want speedy justice and punishment for the perpetrators.
"They appealed to us that they want to meet Narendra Modiji or Rajnath Singhji. I have assured them that the state BJP was fully behind them and will see what steps can be taken so that the meeting can be arranged," Sinha said.
The BJP which put up a stellar performance in the Lok Sabha polls, began a two-day state committee meeting to chalk out the plan of action to increase the party's base in the state.
"We have decided to divide all the 19 districts in 10 segments with a BJP observer looking after each segment. The KMC area, which will go to polls next year, has been divided in five segments for better coordination," Sinha said.
