Suvendu Adhikari

In 1971, ‘Muktijoddhas’ (liberation warriors) defeated the Pakistanis, Adhikari said, adding that he was commenting on this issue as an individual of India and not as a BJP leader

The remarks came amid escalating political tensions over the foundation stone laying of a Babri Masjid-styled mosque by Kabir at Rejinagar in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district on December 6, triggering a fierce war of words between Kabir, the BJP and the ruling Trinamool Congress

Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari said Indian Muslims need not worry about the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls by the Election Commission

Protesters reportedly raised black flags, shouted slogans against him, and damaged one of the vehicles in his convoy.

Adhikari, who was leading a 'Kanya Suraksha Yatra' last week , told mediapersons that the TMC administration was aiding and abetting infiltrators from across Bangladesh to settle in the state at the cost of national security.

Adhikari said the ongoing unrest in parts of Murshidabad, including Suti, Dhulian, Jangipur and Shamsherganj, highlighted the state government's inability to protect citizens and maintain peace.

At least three people have been killed and 150 arrested after violence broke out in Murshidabad on Friday over the new Waqf Act.

Adhikari is a BJP MLA from Nandigram, which had seen a prolonged anti-land acquisition movement by the Trinamool Congress in 2007 during the Left Front rule.

The Bengal Police, however, quickly dismissed Adhikari's claims, stating that the students were not missing but had been arrested for allegedly plotting violence during the rally.

Adhikari, addressing an extended session of the BJP's state executive committee on Wednesday, attributed the party's poor performance in West Bengal's Lok Sabha polls to insufficient support from the minority community.

Adhikari introduced a new slogan, "Jo hamare saath, hum unke saath," for the party to advance after its setbacks in the Lok Sabha election and subsequent by-polls.

The meeting lasted for around 16 minutes.

Leading a delegation of the West Bengal BJP unit, party leader Suvendu Adhikari expressed dissapointment with the poll panel's failure to address the issue despite assurances.

Trinamool-BJP clash: Adhikari challenges the West Bengal police to prove its allegations within 24 hours or face consequences.

BJP MLA Agnimitra Paul, accompanying Adhikari, claimed that the police officer wasn't fulfilling his duties, but dismissed the allegation that BJP supporters called him a 'Khalistani'.

LoP Adhikari went to the state secretariat on a day when Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her party MPs were in New Delhi where she met Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding the release of dues to the state.