BJP MP Locket Chatterjee calls upon people to retaliate if TMC activists assault them
Kolkata, Jan 15: BJP MP Locket Chatterjee on Sunday courted controversy by calling upon people to retaliate if TMC activists assault any aggrieved person during the ruling party's ongoing outreach programme launched ahead of the panchayat election in West Bengal due this year.
The Hooghly MP made the comment in the context of a BJP leader getting slapped during Trinamool Congress's 'Didir Suraksha Kavach' programme in Duttapukur area in North 24 Parganas district on Saturday.
"If any TMC activist slaps you (commoners), if he doesn't want to hear your woes, tie him up with a tree and slap him four to five times," Chatterjee said at a BJP meeting in Balagarh area of Hooghly district.
"The TMC runs the government. They are not working for the benefit of the poor. If they slap you for non-performance in their area, slap them harder," she said.
Reacting to Chatterjee's comment, TMC Rajya Sabha MP Santanu Sen said, "Locket Chatterjee is prone to making such tasteless comments. This shows the BJP is scared of the slew of development initiatives undertaken by our leader Mamata Banerjee."
On Saturday, BJP Duttapukur mandal president Sagar Biswas was allegedly slapped by a TMC activist during 'Didir Suraksha Kavach' outreach programme when he approached the panchayat leaders to complain about the condition of roads in the area.
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If you have a conscience, apologize to the people: R Ashoka slams Yathindra over Nalwadi comparison
Bengaluru: Leader of the Opposition R. Ashoka launched a scathing attack on MLC Dr. Yathindra, demanding that he retract his controversial statement comparing Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to the late Maharaja Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar. Ashoka urged Yathindra to apologize to the people of Karnataka if he had even a shred of conscience and any respect for the Mysuru royal lineage.
In a strongly worded social media post on Sunday, Ashoka stated, “Comparing Siddaramaiah to Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar is nothing short of absurd. Where is Nalwadi, who was bestowed the title of ‘Rajarshi’ by Mahatma Gandhi himself, and where is Siddaramaiah, who has stooped to being a puppet in the hands of fake Gandhis for the sake of power?”
He continued his critique by contrasting the enduring legacy of Nalwadi, remembered fondly by Kannadigas for his people-centric development, with what he termed as Siddaramaiah’s failure to manage Karnataka’s economy, burdening every household with debt.
Ashoka highlighted several stark differences, while Nalwadi built Mysore University over a century ago, Siddaramaiah is shutting down nine universities due to lack of funds. Nalwadi famously sold his family’s gold to build the KRS dam, whereas Siddaramaiah is accused of grabbing 14 sites meant for the public. Nalwadi established Bhadravati Iron & Steel Plant, Sandalwood Soap Factory, and Mysore Paper Mills. In contrast, Ashoka claimed Siddaramaiah's governance drove away industries, investors, and entrepreneurs. Nalwadi pioneered reservations for the backward classes long before it became mainstream. Siddaramaiah, Ashoka alleged, is reducing social justice to a gimmick by sticking labels on doors in the name of surveys.
While acknowledging Yathindra’s emotional attachment to his father, Ashoka emphasized that comparing Siddaramaiah to a visionary like Nalwadi was “laughable, baseless, and a gross insult” to the late king.
In his concluding remarks, Ashoka slammed the government for ignoring farmers’ needs despite an early monsoon. He accused the administration of being caught up in internal power struggles and negligence, forcing farmers into despair. “This government will not be spared from the curse of the farmers,” he warned.
