Bhabanipur bypoll: BJP stopped from campaigning close to Mamata’s home

The BJP on Wednesday stated it was not allowed by the police to marketing campaign for the Bhabanipur by-election within the space close to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s residence. State BJP president Sukanta Majumdar claimed that they have been prevented from campaigning on Harish Chatterjee Street that results in the residence of Banerjee, who can be a candidate within the bypoll.

He alleged that the police stopped the BJP’s marketing campaign because the TMC was in worry of dropping the September 30 election.

Rubbishing the allegation, Deputy Commissioner of Police (South) Akash Magharia stated, “They did not have vaccination certificates and they were trying to breach the high-security zone which is why they were diverted from that road.”

BJP MP Jyotirmay Singh Mahato and Magharia have been concerned in a spat on the spot.

Mahato claimed that they have been in compliance with the variety of folks specified by the Election Commission for the door-to-door marketing campaign, however the police stated that there have been extra folks within the entourage.

“The TMC has got afraid and is not allowing the BJP to campaign, but the people will break the barricades,” Majumdar, who then campaigned on one other finish of the road, informed reporters.

He accused the Kolkata police of bias in opposition to the opposition political events.

“Professionalism of West Bengal Police and Kolkata Police has been destroyed,” he stated.

Majumdar stated that steps shall be taken over the matter after dialogue inside the occasion.

BJP candidate Priyanka Tibrewal, who’s pitted in opposition to Banerjee in Bhabanipur, claimed that she was prevented from campaigning on the road on Tuesday as effectively regardless of having requisite permission.

“There are voters on that street and despite having permission, why cannot I or our party go there to campaign?” she questioned, claiming that ruling TMC leaders have been freely campaigning within the space.