Attack on JP Nadda was an attack on democratic system in WB

On the concluding day of his two-day tour of West Bengal, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said that the recent attack on Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president JP Nadda at Diamond Harbour was not just an attack on the BJP but an attack on the democratic system in West Bengal.

“My Bengal tour is ending today. Some days back, there was an attack on the convoy of our national president (JP Nadda) by Trinamool Congress workers at Diamond Harbour. We condemn this act. We believe that everyone has a right to raise their voice in democracy and take it to the people,” Shah said at a press conference held here.

“People who are in power should ensure that every political party should be able to communicate their message to the people. I believe that an attack on the country’s biggest political party’s head is not just an attack on the BJP but an attack on the democratic system in West Bengal. The entire onus of this attack is on TMC government and party workers,” he added.

When power goes to the head, then such incidents take place. I want to convey to TMC that these acts will not deter BJP to step back in any way. BJP will grow stronger and act bolder if such attacks take place routinely. The answer to violence is not violence and the BJP workers have decided that we will answer violence with democracy,” he said.