‘TMC may get sympathy votes’: WB BJP against Prez rule in state

Surjit kumar Dhal, Kolkata, Feb 6: West Bengal BJP leaders appeared not very supportive of the idea of imposing President’s rule in the state as they feel it might adversely affect the party’s prospect in the Lok Sabha elections, even as the TMC government fights a pitched turf war with the Centre over CBI probe in the chitfund scam cases.

  BJP leaders Tuesday said if the Centre imposed President’s rule in the state ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) led by Mamata Banerjee would cry foul and try to grab sympathy votes.

            “If you want to know the views of the state leadership,” a senior state BJP leader told PTI requesting anonymity, “I would only say the state unit is not in favour of imposition of President’s rule.”

            Another BJP leader said the TMC was fast losing its ground in the state.

            “In such a position, if President’s rule is imposed, the TMC would complain of vendetta politics and bag sympathy votes. Why should we let that happen?” the leader said.

            By nature, the people of West Bengal always vote for the party which is opposed to Central government, he said.

            The issue of imposition of President’s rule has come up after an all-out war broke out between the Centre and the TMC government on Sunday, with Chief Minister Banerjee beginning a dharna here over the CBI’s attempt to question the Kolkata Police chief in connection with chitfund scam cases.