Protesting against the violence and regular attacks on BJP leaders and activists in West Bengal and violent disruption during the road show of BJP national president Amit Shah in Kolkata on Tuesday, Chhattisgarh BJP organized a silent rally here on Wednesday.
Tying a black strip on hand, the BJP leaders marched from its divisional office, Ekatma Parisar, to Raipur District Collectorate.
BJP national vice president and former chief Minister Dr Raman Singh, national general secretary Saroj Pandey and state general secretary (organization) Pawan Sai and other leaders handed over a memorandum to Raipur District Collector.
The memorandum addressed to Chief Election Commissioner, New Delhi seeks to impose ban on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee so that she is kept away from the election related activities in last phase of polling for Lok Sabha Polls 2019.
The BJP leaders alleged that during election in West Bengal there have been regular violences where BJP leaders and party workers were being targeted by the goons of the Trinamool Congress, led by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
BJP leaders said that during polling the TMC party workers are forcing electors to cast vote in their party’s favour, entering into polling booths and creating sense of terror.
The situation also turned violent during the BJP national president Amit Shah’s road show. The party workers were attacked and vehicles were burnt, they said.
In a democracy, it is a tradition where publicity, rally, public address are modes to reach out to the people, the said.
BJP leaders termed the incidents in Bengal as murder of democracy
As part of the nation-wide protest over the incidents, BJP had organized the silent rally at Raipur.