Actor-turned-Trinamool Congress MP Nusrat Jahan sparked a controversy when she compared the BJP to novel coronavirus, calling the party more dangerous than the virus.
Addressing a gathering at the Muslim dominated Deganga in North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, the TMC MP said, "Keep your ears and eyes open because there are some people around you who are more dangerous than corona. Do you know what is more dangerous than corona? It is the BJP," reported NDTV.
She claimed that the saffron party does not understand the culture and values of West Bengal. "They have a lot of money. They are spreading it everywhere. And then they turn people against each other on the basis of religion and trigger riots," she was quoted as saying.
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Hitting out at the MP over the derogatory remarks, the BJP's social media head Amit Malviya questioned the silence of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over the comments.
"In WB, worst kind of vaccine politics is unfolding. First, Siddiqulla Chowdhury, a sitting minister in Mamata Banerjee’s cabinet, holds up trucks carrying vaccines. Now a TMC MP, campaigning in Muslim majority Deganga, likens BJP to Corona. But Pishi is silent. Why? Appeasement?," he tweeted.
Malviya was referring to the recent incident of special vehicle carrying COVID-19 vaccines getting held up in West Bengal's Purba Bardhaman district due to a blockade of the national highway led by state minister Siddiqullah Chowdhury, protesting against the new farm laws. The van, which was being piloted by the West Bengal Police, was on its way to Bankura and Purulia to deliver the vaccines.
—With PTI inputs
