BJP Feeds Honey To Mamata Banerjee’s Photo After Her Remarks Against PM Modi; Video

In a symbolic protest against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over her offensive comments on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) supporters fed honey to the Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief to ‘sweeten her language’, news agency PTI reported.

The BJP’s youth wing in Kolkata also held a rally in Kolkata, carrying copies of Barnaparichay’, a popular primer written by Iswarchandra Vidyasagar, a 19th-century polymath and an icon in the state, “to remind her about the richness of Bengali language”.

In response, the TMC stressed the need for self-introspection for the BJP, alleging that the state’s Leader of the Opposition, Suvendu Adhikari, and others also spoke about Banerjee in a derogatory manner.

The chief minister allegedly used an offensive word against Modi during her recent dharna demanding the release of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) funds due to West Bengal.

“We deplore the way Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has talked about a respected leader like Modiji. This goes against the culture of Bengal and our heritage,” BJP youth leader Indranil Khan told PTI.

This also goes against the ideals of luminaries like Vidyasagar who had introduced ‘Barnaparichay’ to initiate Bengalis with the rich language. We are feeding honey on the lips of the CM (in a photo) as a symbolic step,” he was quoted as saying by PTI.

Reacting to this, TMC spokesperson Kunal Ghosh said that while Banerjee has always been respectful towards her political opponents, BJP leaders like Suvendu Adhikari refer to her as a ‘thief’ and use derogatory words about national leaders of other non-BJP parties like Congress.

Let them apologise for such expressions first, Ghosh added.