The Kolkata Municipal Corporation has run a bulldozer at the house of BJP leader Sunil Singh living in Shyampukur assembly constituency in Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal. After which an uproar started in the Kolkata Municipal Corporation. BJP councilors say that after all, how can the Kolkata Municipal Corporation get the bulldozers running without sending a notice. During this uproar, BJP councilors had a fight with Trinamool councilors at the corporation headquarters. A lot of uproar started.
Bulldozer fired at BJP leader’s house for political reasons
Local BJP leader Sunil Singh, a resident of Ward No. 26 of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation, alleged that the Trinamool-run Kolkata Municipal Corporation bulldozed his house for political reasons. Although the Kolkata Municipal Corporation claims that the bulldozer has been run on the illegal part of the house, not the house. However, after this incident, there was a clash between BJP and Trinamool.
Councilor Sajal Ghosh was not allowed to discuss the issue in the monthly session
Ward No. 50 councilor Sajal Ghosh raised this issue at the end of the session of the monthly convention. But Chairperson Mala Roy told him that it cannot be discussed in the session. Mala Roy said that he will talk to the mayor if needed. Sajal Ghosh said, no citizen’s house can be broken in this way. Kindly look into this matter as humanity. It was not discussed in the session. Mayor Firhad Hakim said that he will talk to BJP councilors in the chamber.
BJP councilors held a press conference
After the end of the monthly session, the BJP councilors held a conference. Complainant Sunil Singh was also present along with BJP councilors Vijay Ojha, Meenadevi Purohit and Sajal Ghosh. Ten minutes later, Trinamool councilor Mahesh Sharma came to the press conference. His question was that the councilor’s club is only for councillors, how can the BJP district president hold a press conference there. Sajal countered that they are all tax payers. That’s why everyone has the right to hold a press conference there. Many Trinamool councilors including Bappaditya Dasgupta, Aseem Bose, Rajiv Das, Kajri Banerjee came to the councilor club. After this the debate started on both the sides.
BJP leaders were victims of violence after elections
BJP leader Sunil Singh claimed that the demolition of his house was completely politically motivated. He was a victim of violence after the elections. But his FIR was not taken. Later his complaint was handed over to the police through the court. Sunil alleged that he was being targeted since then. The Trinamool claimed that BJP corporator Sajal’s security forces attacked and thrashed him. Threatened to kill with AK-47 rifle. Trinamool councilor reached Mayor Firhad Hakim and Chairperson Mala with complaint. Trinamool Councilor Bappaditya Dasgupta, Aseem Basu have requested him to take strict action in writing.
Opposition leader Shubhendu Adhikari is a staunch supporter of bulldozer politics
They request that the entry of central forces in the municipal premises should be banned. Chairperson Mala assured to investigate the matter. Incidentally, there has been a storm of discussion and criticism about bulldozers in national politics recently. From BJP-ruled Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Adityanath to Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan to Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, the use of bulldozers has been at the center of controversy. He also had to face reprimand in the court on the bulldozer incident. Leader of the Opposition in Bengal Shubhendu Adhikari is a staunch supporter of bulldozer politics. Even Calcutta High Court Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay spoke of Adityanath’s bulldozer method to demolish illegal constructions. In the same sense, this time the bulldozer has entered the politics of Bengal.