Kolkata: The Trinamool Congress on Wednesday questioned the silence of the Union government on attacks on the Hindu population in Bangladesh.
Hitting back, the BJP wondered if TMC supremo and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who is generally ahead of others in tweeting posts on every issue, is keeping mum on the violence “to please her vote bank” in the state.
“Why is the union government, central ministers and even our prime minister are silent on the attack on Hindus in Bangladesh? All of us are concerned about what is going on in that country.
“Obviously, we need to maintain good relations with the Sheikh Hasina government, but that does not mean we would not speak out against the atrocities that are going on there,” senior MP and TMC spokesperson Sougata Ray said.
It is shocking that nearly a week has passed, but not a single word was heard from the prime minister, though he had visited a temple in Bangladesh during the West Bengal assembly elections, Ray said.
The senior TMC leader was referring to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to a temple of the Matua community, which is politically significant in West Bengal, in March.
“Some of the BJP leaders is saying that the incident in Bangladesh will benefit the BJP. This means the BJP is the beneficiary of this atrocious attack on Hindus in Bangladesh. There should be a proper investigation on the role of the beneficiaries also,” he said.
The BJP quickly hit back and wondered why Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had not uttered a single word condemning the incident.
