Bengal: After Abhishek Banerjee, Suvendu Adhikari vows to make Malda ‘Opposition-free’

State BJP chief Dilip Ghosh has slammed Adhikari’s remarks, saying, “They can do it (making the state Opposition-free) by force but not democratically. They lost the election in Purulia and that’s why they are killing our workers. We are throwing a challenge to them in a democratic manner. We are ready for a democratic battle.”

CPM MP Mohammad Salim said, “He is talking about buying public representatives. There was speculation that he would join BJP and he had met Amit Shah in Delhi to get away from central agency-monitored probes. So first he should make it clear which political party he belongs to.”

Congress MLA Manoj Chakraborty said, “This is just an attempt to murder democracy in the state. This goes against the democratic set-up of the country. The people of the state will give a befitting reply to such politics.”
In Malda district, TMC won 70 per cent of panchayat seats.