Few people visiting after 13 years : Suvendu takes dig at TMC

“After 13 years, a few people are now coming here as the elections are approaching. I want to tell them if they are coming before polls, they will have to come after elections too”.

Biswabrata Goswami

Hummingbird News 

NANDIGRAM, 10 NOV: With the rumour of his future political strategy moving around across the state, Suvendu Adhikari, one of the pillars within Trinamul Congress, today, indirectly hit his own party leadership for organizing simultaneous rally to mark Nandigram Diwas.

Adhikari, one of the main architects of Nandigram anti-land acquisition movement, held a mass rally under the banner of Bhumi Uchhed Pratirodh Committee (BUPC) to pay respects to the martyrs, who died on this day in 2007 during anti-land acquisition movement, as like as previous years and said, “A few people are visiting the area after 13 years as the assembly elections are approaching.”

He said, “Nandigram movement was a spontaneous mass movement and it was not of any particular individual. I have been with the people of Nandigram. I used to come alone those days and stood by the people. So, I have never used this BUPC platform as a political platform.”

Adhikari said, “After 13 years, a few people are now coming here as the elections are approaching. I want to tell them if they are coming before polls, they will have to come after elections too”.

For the last few months, Adhikari is maintaining distance with the party and party leaderships and todays’ rally had gathered the attention of the political experts as many thought that Adhikari would finally break silence about his sour relations with TMC.

While speaking to the Nandigram residents, Adhikari, however, clearly mentioned, “I know the media is waiting to know what I have in mind. They’re willing to know what Suvendu will do. Yes, I’ll speak. Where did I stumble in politics, where is my path filled with obstructions, where do I lack comfort. I’ll speak about everything. But not today. Not from this apolitical BUPC platform.”

He added, “I will speak from a political platform. See you again.”

But, what he concluded by saying was “Jay Bharat Mata”, which has triggered a fresh speculation to the political experts whether he has hinted any about switching to saffron camp.

In Nandigram, there were three rallies to mark Nandigram Diwas today. The second rally was held under the banner of Trinamul Congress where TMC leader Firad Hakim addressed a rally and the third one was arranged by Suvendu's brother Dibyendu to ‘counter Hakim’.

Suvendu’s rally was held at Gokulnagar High School ground, while Firad’s rally was held at Hazrakata to pay respect to Rezaul Karim, one of the martyrs who was killed at this place. As Rezaul was resident near Chowringhee Bazar, Dibyendu arranged the rally to pay respect to him here.

Speaking at the rally, Firad said, “Nandigram movement was held under the leadership of Mamata Banerjee. No one can deny it.”