West Bengal Parties Engage in Hindu Nationalism Showdown Ahead of Elections

This time, both the Trinamool Congress and the BJP are desperate to raise the pitch of'Hindutva'ahead of the elections. The contest is over who is a bigger Hindu. On Thursday, the contest was all about showing'bhakti'towards Ram. On the Ram Navami procession, it was the turn of the TMC-BJP. Sakshi Suri. The BJP candidate led the Ram Navami procession on one side. The TMC candidate did not keep quiet. The party also took out a march with the aim of spreading'Hindutva '. Big swords and sharp swords were falling on the body. There were cries of'Jai Shri Ram '. On Ram Navami day, such processions were held in different parts of the state. On Ram Navami, CPI (M) state secretary Mohammad Salim said, "The politics of division is being done by the BJP-Trinamool. Now the contest is for votes, not for religion." When asked about Ram Navami Puja at Jadavpur University, he said, "Ram Navami is celebrated in all the villages of the city." He said, "The Ram Navami procession is free from all the problems."