NEW DELHI: The All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Thursday introduced 4 candidates for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections, triggering a pointy political assault from the Bharatiya Janata Party;s West Bengal unit over the alternatives.In an announcement, the TMC mentioned it had nominated Babul Supriyo, former West Bengal director common of police Rajeev Kumar, senior advocate Menaka Guruswamy and actor Koel Mallick. The occasion mentioned the nominees mirrored Trinamool’s dedication to “resilience” and to safeguarding the rights and dignity of residents.“May they continue to uphold Trinamool’s enduring legacy and its unwavering commitment to the people of India,” the occasion mentioned in its official announcement.
The nominations, nevertheless, drew a right away and caustic response from the Bharatiya Janata Party in West Bengal. The BJP alleged that half of Trinamool’s Rajya Sabha nominees had been non-Bengalis, questioning chief minister Mamata Banerjee‘s oft-stated pro-Bengal stance.“Couldn’t Mamata Banerjee find enough Bengalis to nominate? Or is she rewarding those who hold her dirty secrets and are willing accomplices in her crime and corruption syndicate?” the BJP’s West Bengal unit mentioned in an announcement, accusing the TMC of utilizing Bengali id solely as an electoral software.The BJP additional alleged that Banerjee “despises Bengalis” whereas claiming to champion their trigger, and mentioned the nominations uncovered what it known as the hollowness of Trinamool’s regional satisfaction narrative.
