If elected, will make way for bulldozer politics: BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari

Kanthi: BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari said if his party is elected to power in Bengal, it will make way for "bulldozer politics" in the state. He also claimed that his party will never poach opposition MLAs but wait for the next election to seize power.

The leader of the Opposition in the Bengal Assembly was taking a dig at Trinamool Congress with the "bulldozer politics" remark. BJP leader Agnimitra Paul on Tuesday said that the homes of people involved in a housing scam should be bulldozed. TMC leaders reacted and alleged that the saffron camp was trying to import 'bulldozer politics' from UP.

"We will form a nationalist government in Bengal, just like Uttar Pradesh, and then use bulldozers in this state, too," said Adhikari.

TMC state spokesperson Kunal Ghosh demanded that Adhikari and other BJP leaders apologise to the people for "misleading them." He added that these leaders lack credibility and try to mislead others through their statements.

Adhikari also made claims about the TMC government facing threats. Several BJP leaders have repeatedly said that the TMC government will cease to exist by the end of 2022.

The BJP leader listed three dates - December 12, 14, and 21 - and asked people to watch out for significant political developments in West Bengal. Addressing a rally, he said on Wednesday: "I had listed three dates, but did I ever say that we (BJP-led Centre) would be dismissing the government in the state? We would never do anything to poach TMC MLAs. The BJP will win elections and form a government in the state."

After several buildings were demolished in various parts of the country, bulldozers have become a symbol of alleged retaliation. Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav has repeatedly called Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath "bulldozer baba".