Before the West Bengal Assembly elections, politics has once again entered the phase of allegations and counter-allegations. A new political war has broken out between the ruling Trinamool Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party over the candidate list. Both the parties are making serious allegations against each other through social media, due to which the election atmosphere seems to be getting more heated.
TMC in its official post mentioned the old scams regarding Suvendu Adhikari. The post said that the leader was caught red-handed taking bribe on camera in the Narada sting operation. Saradha chief Sudipto Sen had taken his name in his explosive letter and alleged illegal embezzlement of crores of rupees. Along with this, the post reiterated the allegations and said, ‘Narada scam. Saradha scam. Double scam. Double ticket. This statement is being seen as a political message, because scams like Narada and Saradha have been a part of the election discourse for a long time in West Bengal politics. Raising these issues again before the elections is being considered a sign of political strategy.
BJP’s attack
At the same time, the West Bengal unit of BJP raised the issue of recruitment scam regarding the candidate list of Trinamool. BJP said in its post, ‘Trinamool’s candidate list starts with the SSC scam. Take away jobs, make teachers unemployed and then get tickets from TMC. Even his daughter’s illegal job was canceled by the Calcutta High Court. This is the small story of Paresh Adhikari, candidate from Mekliganj. This statement of BJP has tried to bring the issue of employment and corruption to the center of the election debate. The SSC recruitment controversy in West Bengal has been a politically sensitive issue for some time, which has had a big impact on the politics of the state.
attack on social media
Political analysts believe that this political conflict between the two parties is not limited to just one candidate, but is part of a broader strategy to influence the election narrative. While Trinamool wants to raise questions on the credibility of the opposition by making old scams an issue, BJP wants to make matters related to employment and recruitment a major election agenda among the public. This controversy has come to light at a time when election preparations have intensified in the state and with the announcement of the names of the candidates, political rhetoric is also increasing.
Experts say that such allegations and counter-allegations can affect the electoral environment and increase political polarization among voters. Now it remains to be seen in which direction this political battle will go in the coming days and whether these issues will actually influence the voters’ decision or will remain limited to election rhetoric. At present, it is certain that this battle of allegations is going to intensify before the elections in Bengal politics.
