"Reflects mindset, violent culture of TMC": BJP's CR Kesavan slams Abdur Rahim Bakshi controversial 'acid' remarks

Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], September 8 (ANI): BJP National Spokesperson CR Kesavan has powerfully condemned TMC MLA Abdur Rahim Bakshi's reported remarks threatening to 'pour acid' into BJP MLA Shankar Ghosh's rima saying that specified convulsive and abrasive statements person nary spot successful a civilised democracy.

He further said that specified statements bespeak the mindset and convulsive civilization of the TMC and the radical of West Bengal volition springiness a fitting acquisition to Mamata Banerjee's misrule and the TMC successful the future.

Speaking to ANI, Kesavan said, 'Does the TMC present denote 'Tushtikaran' mentality culture? This is what the radical of West Bengal and the radical of India are asking, and this is due to the fact that successful caller times, TMC leaders person been utilizing anarchic language, particularly successful the discourse of TMC's appeasement authorities connected amerciable infiltration and successful the discourse of amerciable infiltration... convulsive and abrasive statements by the TMC leaders person nary spot successful a civilised democracy, they are the astir condemnable and reprehensible. It again reflects the mindset and convulsive civilization of the TMC and the radical of West Bengal volition springiness a fitting acquisition to Mamata Banerjee's misrule and the TMC successful the coming days.'

Earlier today, Abdur Rahim Bakshi issued a clarification aft sparking a contention with his reported remarks threatening to 'pour acid' into BJP MLA Shankar Ghosh's mouth.

Bakshi said his comments were successful effect to Ghosh's alleged connection successful the Assembly that 'all migrant workers are Rohingya and Bangladeshi.' He argued that specified remarks insulted Bengalis.

'...In the Vidhan Sabha, a BJP MLA made a connection that each migrant workers are Rohingya and Bangladeshi. This is wholly false. We're Indians, we're Bengalis... How could helium accidental that? He insulted Bengalis and Bengal... That's wherefore I made that statement. A Bengali MLA can't accidental specified things against Bengalis. That's wherefore I suggested pouring acerb down his throat, truthful his pharynx closes and helium ne'er says these things again,' Bakshi told ANI.

BJP MLA Shankar Ghosh powerfully condemned the remarks, questioning Bakshi's legitimacy arsenic a legislator, and likening the concern successful West Bengal to a 'Taliban regime'.

'I don't cognize whether they are called MLAs oregon criminals... You tin justice however Mamata Banerjee runs this authorities by this MLA's connection that helium volition determination acerb connected the BJP MLAs... The hooliganism dispersed each implicit West Bengal tin beryllium compared with the Taliban regime. Mamata Banerjee is trying to found specified a authorities done appeasement authorities and musculus power... These TMC MLAs similar Rahim Bakshi are ever threatening to termination us... Such threats volition not halt america from moving for the radical and opposing their government,' Ghosh said.

TMC MLA Bakshi's remarks drew disapproval from some the BJP and the Congress. (ANI)