'Don't want Mamata's nephew to have her murdered for voters' sympathy': BJP MP Arjun Singh

In poll-bound West Bengal, BJP and TMC are at loggerheads and are leaving stone unturned to woo voters and to attack each or. w, in an alarming and shocking statement, BJP Barrackpore MP Arjun Singh has claimed that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's nephew Abhishek Banerjee will have CM killed and n seek sympathy from people of state. In a press conference, he said that if Mamata is fearing that she may be murdered n she must write to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and seek Central security cover. It is t clear on what basis he said this.

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"If Mamata Banerjee is apprehensive of being murdered, she must write a letter to Prime Minister and get Central ncy security cover. We don't want her nephew to have her murdered to get sympathy from people of Bengal." Watch below: 

TMC vs BJP in West Bengal

While BJP has chalked out a massive plan for upcoming West Bengal Assembly polls which includes Home Minister Amit Shah visiting state every month till elections, Trinamool has already begun its outreach programme highlighting welfare schemes of Mamata Banerjee government. TMC has also roped in former JDU VP and polls strategist Prashant Kishor for Mamata's re-election while BJP's campaign is being headed by senior leader Kailash Vijayvargiya, under leadership of BJP chief JP Nadda. VIolence has already started in state ahead of polls, with alleged TMC goons even attacking Nadda while he was on a two-day visit to state. Earlier, Dilip Ghosh had also asked his BJP cadre to arm mselves with sticks and give it back to Trinamool cadre if it comes to it.

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West Bengal assembly elections

West Bengal assembly with 294 seats will go to polls in April-May 2021, Trinamool holds 222 seats. BJP has made major inroads in state in Lok Sabha elections winning 18 seats and establishing itself as major opposition force in state. Recently TMC trumped BJP in all 3 bypolls but BJP is using its booth-level strategy, has placed its top leaders including Amit Shah and JP Nadda in state for winning upcoming elections.

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