Prime Minister Narendra Modi on thursday while addressing a rally in Uttar Pradesh's Mau district lashed at Trinamool Congress workers of desecrating the bust of reformer Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar and promised to install a grand statue at the same spot.
PM Modi said, "We saw hooliganism by TMC workers again during Bhai Amit Shah's roadshow in Kolkata. They vandalized Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar's statue. We are committed to Vidyasagar's vision and will install his grand statue at the same spot."
He aded saying that once he was forced to cut short his speech due to the TMC goons. "Some months back during my rally in West Medinipur, TMC goons indulged in hooliganism. After this in Thakurnagar the situation was such that I had to cut short my speech and was forced to leave the stage."
During a massive road show by Amit Shah the BJP and TMC supporters on Tuesday fought pitched battles on the streets of Kolkata. However Shah escaped unhurt but was forced to cut short the jamboree and had to be escorted to safety by the police.
Furious BJP supporters retaliated and were seen exchanging blows with their TMC rivals outside the college entrance. Several motorcycles parked outside were vandalised. Shards of broken glass littered the lobby of the college where a bust of Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, a noted philosopher and a key figure of Bengal Renaissance, was smashed to pieces. Police personnel were seen trying to douse the fire with buckets filled with water.
The Election Commission on Wednesday ordered campaigning in nine West Bengal constituencies to end at 10 PM on Thursday, a day before its scheduled deadline.
