The face-off between TMC and BJP is only becoming bigger, with Opposition parties coming out in support of TMC and questions being raised on the Election Commission of India. (ECI) But how will this sway the people of Bengal? In the battle of public perception, who is winning? Watch today’s episode of Daily Dispatch to know more.
PM Promises to Rebuild Vidyasagar Statue, Mamata Says ‘No Thanks’
The BJP-TMC row escalated further on Thursday, 16 May, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi joining Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in ‘appropriating’ Bengali polymath Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar. PM Modi, speaking at a rally in Uttar Pradesh’s Mau, blamed TMC workers for the ‘hooliganism’ at Amit Shah’s roadshow in Kolkata, and pledged to install a grand statue of Vidyasagar at the same spot soon. Read the story for more.
Godse Row: Will Toe BJP’s Line, Says Pragya But Doesn’t Apologise
BJP's Lok Sabha candidate from Bhopal and Malegaon blast accused Pragya Singh Thakur on Thursday, 16 May, kicked up a row as she called Mahatma Gandhi's assassin Nathuram Godse a "patriot.” While the BJP distanced itself from her statement saying it did not agree with her, and demanded that she apologise, Thakur said that she “will toe the party’s line.” Read the story for more.
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