Shamik Bhattacharya Sparks Controversy Over Bengal Politics
Politics
Shamik Bhattacharya claimed that in Bengal, BJP split the Congress, leading to the formation of Trinamool Congress, stirring political debate.
Shamik Bhattacharya, the newly appointed state president of Bengal BJP, has created a stir in the political circles by giving an explosive statement. He publicly claimed that BJP had given birth to Trinamool Congress by splitting Congress in Bengal. He said that if Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Lal Krishna Advani were not there, Trinamool would not have been born. We gave birth to Mamata Banerjee's party by splitting Congress.
Responding to a question from journalists at an event on Wednesday, he said that if Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Lal Krishna Advani were not there, Trinamool would not have been born. He stressed that we gave birth to Mamata Banerjee's party by splitting Congress.