Tribune News Service

Jalandhar, May 5

Amid a strong pro-Mamata Banerjee sentiment prevailing in Punjab, post her victory in West Bengal, the Bharatiya Janata Party leaders chose to highlight the issue of violence and vandalisation in their offices in Bengal, through a silent sit-in protest held at various locations today.

Coinciding with her oath taking ceremony today, the party leaders specifically chose the day holding placards with messages against her and her party Trinamool Congress. The party leaders and workers also used social media to spread the message against her by using various hashtags, the most common being #RuthlessnessofMamta.

All prominent leaders of the party, including ex-minister Manoranjan Kalia, ex-Mayor Sunil Jyoti and ex-CPS KD Bhandari participated in the demonstrations held at various important intersections and roundabouts of the city.

Alleging the killing of democracy by TMC activists in West Bengal, activists of Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha Punjab too joined the protest. State president of Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha Bhanu Pratap Rana said, “Whatever is happening in Bengal is not good for the democracy. BJP will never tolerate the blood-stained politics of those in power in Bengal.”

BJYM state general secretary of state Dipanshu Ghai said, “Bengal is burning today. Our workers are calling our leaders every moment with just one request — to come and save them.”