BJP accuses Mamata & Nusrat Jahan of lying about JP Nadda's Tagore quote; row breaks out

As BJP chief JP Nadda is on a visit to West Bengal, ruling Trinamool is leaving opportunity to target him. Amid attack on Nadda's convoy and BJP's allegations that re were security lapses, TMC has targeted BJP chief over his statement on Rabindranath Tagore. Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool claimed that Nadda has said that Tagore was born in Vishwa Bharti. Terming it as 'lie' and 'false information', Trinamool taunted Nadda by saying that 'foreigners' should learn about history of Bengal, y also shared a screenshot of BJP's Twitter handle saying same.

Mamata Banerjee also slammed Nadda, “Those who can come up with such gigantic lies about even Rabindranath Tagore, what do you expect m to do about you and me? y have shamed Bengal…. I appeal to all lovers of Bengal’s civilisation, culture… members of civil society, everyone… protest, resist, roar,” she said.

However, BJP lashed out at Trinamool and its MP Nusrat Jahan and slammed m for spreading false information. BJP clarified by posting a video of Nadda's speech and said that what he had meant was that Tagore was born in West Bengal. Nadda had invoked Tagore in his speech and said, "Where mind is without fear and head is held high, today head is down and people of Bengal are full of fear". bel laureate Tagore was born in Jorasanko (w in Bangladesh) in 1861 and he had founded Visva Bharati in 1921.

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BJP convoy attacked in West Bengal

Alleged TMC supporters threw stones and bricks at BJP chief's convoy when he was on way to Diamond Harbour to address a meeting of party workers. While Nadda claimed he escaped unhurt as he was travelling in a bulletproof car, BJP general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya's car was ransacked, resulting in him getting injured. Or party leaders including state BJP chief Dilip Ghosh, national joint general secretary (organisation) Shiv Prakash and secretary Anupam Hazra too received injuries.

Incidentally, WB CM's nephew Abhishek Banerjee represents Diamond Harbour constituency in Lok Sabha. Speaking to media, Ghosh stated, "When we were on our way to Diamond Harbour, TMC supporters blocked road and pelted Naddaji's vehicle and or cars in convoy with stones. This only shows true colour of TMC". 

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