BJP to undertake statewide march in West bengal
January 29th, 2011 - 12:15 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Friday said it will take out a “rath yarta” (march) in West Bengal from Sunday to highlight the lawlessness, “the politics of bodies” and the failure of the union government on price rise. BJP member of parliament Chandan Mitra, who is in charge of the party’s affairs in West Bengal, said here that the Nav Jagran rath-yatra, starting from Cooch Behar Jan 30 and ending in Kolkata Feb 15 with a rally, will also project the party’s peace and development agenda.
“Both the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) and Trinamool Congress are equaly responsible for lawlessness. They are in politics of competitive violence,” Mitra said.
He said that price rise began in 2004 when the CPI-M was spporting the United Progressive Alliance government and both the Congress and Trinamool Congress have to answer for the present rise in prices.
The BJP will also oppose the announcement by the Left government in the state to give quota to Muslims in jobs, he added.
“The BJP is opposed to reservation at every level on the basis of religion. Any additional reservation should be only on economic criterion,” Mitra said.
He pointed out that the economic condition of the state has gone “from bad to worse” in the last 34 years and the Trinamool Congres is not capable of providing an alternate plan.
The BJP plans to contest all 294 assembly seats in West Bengal but will explore possibilities of alliances with local parties in some parts of the state, he said.
Former BJP president Rajnath Singh will flag off the rath yatra at Cooch Behar Jan 30 and senior party leader L.K. Advani will address a rally at Kolkata Feb 15.
Mitra said that the rally will be followed by a meeting of national office-bearers in Kolkata Feb 16.
– ps/vt
- Campaign ends for first phase of polling in West Bengal - Apr 16, 2011
- Congress dubs Trinamool 'BJP stooge', asked to leave ministry (Lead) - Jan 04, 2012
- Trinamool cannot be agent of change in Bengal: Chandan Mitra - Feb 15, 2011
- Trinamool shielding scamsters: BJP - Nov 30, 2011
- BJP sees itself as alternative to Left, Trinamool in Bengal - Jul 18, 2010
- Congress calls Trinamool stooge of BJP - Jan 04, 2012
- Mamata has relations with BJP, not us: CPI-M - Apr 15, 2011
- Two CPI-M leaders killed in Bengal - Feb 22, 2012
- Polling begins in Bengal, proceeds peacefully (Lead) - Apr 18, 2011
- Mamata Banerjee: Timeline of an intrepid politician - May 20, 2011
- Let Congress decide on alliance: Mamata - Nov 19, 2011
- Poll process begins in Bengal's six districts Thursday - Mar 23, 2011
- Trinamool workers canvass door-to-door for 'Didi' - Sep 11, 2011
- CPI-M blames Congress, Trinamool for Bengal farmer suicides - Jan 06, 2012
- Brisk polling in West Bengal, nearly 50 percent turnout till 1 p.m. - Apr 18, 2011
Tags: alliance government, alternate plan, assembly seats, bharatiya janata party, chandan, communist party of india, communist party of india marxist, cooch behar, development agenda, economic condition, l k advani, lawlessness, member of parliament, mitra, progressive alliance, rajnath singh, rath yatra, trinamool congress, union government, west bengal