Newsinc24 Team
West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday launched a sharp attack on the previous Left Front and TMC governments, accusing them of exploiting religious festivals, cultural traditions and linguistic differences for political gains. Adhikari also asserted that his government would not allow the return of what he described as divisive and appeasement-driven politics. Addressing a programme at Kazipara in Howrah ahead of Chhath Puja, he said the 34-year rule of the Left Front and the subsequent 15-year TMC regime had damaged the state's social fabric and undermined its centuries-old traditions.
“We will work to permanently keep away from the people of Bengal both the 34-year-old atheist Communists and the 15-year-old Jamaat-following Trinamool (TMC). The present government will ensure that they never get an opportunity to raise their heads again,” the chief minister asserted. Accusing successive governments of using religious festivals and cultural occasions to deepen political divisions, Adhikari alleged that the previous TMC regime had systematically weakened Bengal's traditional social and cultural ethos during its 15 years in power.
He further claimed that the TMC had attempted to divide the Sanatan community by exploiting linguistic differences and portraying people from other states as outsiders. “Indian citizens coming from Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra were branded as outsiders, while illegal immigrants from Bangladesh were treated with undue hospitality,” the chief minister said. Adhikari also accused the TMC leadership of projecting the BJP as a non-Bengali political force to consolidate its electoral support base, while allegedly marginalising different sections of society for political convenience.
The chief minister further alleged that thousands of crores of rupees had been illegally transferred out of the country during the previous regime, accusing it of exploiting linguistic and religious fault lines to retain political power. Issuing a warning to those accused of corruption, Adhikari said his government would take action against anyone involved in financial irregularities.
