After Bharatiya Janata Party president Amit Shah’s rally in West Bengal’s Jadavpur was called off as he was denied permission for the same, an election meeting to be addressed by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Aditynath in the city has been cancelled, a top party leader claimed on Monday.
Yogi Adityanath’s meeting on James Long Sarani at Behala in southwest Kolkata on May 15 has been cancelled after permission for it was withdrawn by the local administration, he said.
Two rallies
The U.P. Chief Minister is scheduled to address a rally at Phoolbagan in north Kolkata and another at Habra in North 24 Parganas district on the same day, ahead of the last phase of polling on May 19, party sources said.
“Democracy is a joke in West Bengal. Permission cancelled at last moment for @AmitShah Jis rally at Jadavpur. Once again Yogi Adityanath Jis rally permission cancelled in South Kolkata. DM & CEO both are working as agent of ruling Trinamool Congress,” BJP national secretary Sunil Deodhar said in a tweet.
The BJP has claimed that the West Bengal government denied Mr. Shah the permission to land his chopper and address the public meeting.
Accusing the State government of “replacing democracy with dictatorship”, the BJP on Monday said the Election Commission has become a “mute spectator” to the Trinamool Congress’ alleged undemocratic means to target the party.
TMC denies
The TMC, however, rebutted the allegations, claiming that the BJP had cancelled Mr. Shah’s rally fearing a low turnout. It made no comments on Adityanath’s rally.
