Kolkata, Nov 14 (IANS) West Bengal Transport Minister Arjun Singh on Saturday targeted State CPI-M Secretary Md. Salim calling him “anti-national” and asserting that he should be expelled from the country.
He also added that everyone should be wary of the CPI-M leader.
Arjun Singh claimed that Salim is not a person from India and he talks about extreme leftist, brainwashed Maoists.
Launching a scathing attack on Md. Salim on Saturday, Minister Arjun Singh said, “Md. Salim is not an Indian. We will say, beware of Md. Salim. He is an anti-national. He should not only be expelled from Bengal, but also from the country. He does not think well of the country. He will talk about Pakistan from India. His own party has become disreputable. There is no ground under his feet. There is no roof over his head. The party is floating in the air. They talk about the ultra-left, brainwashed Maoists. It is also wrong to discuss about anti-nationals.”
However, CPI-M leader Shatarup Ghosh condemned Arjun Singh’s comments.
Ghosh challenged Singh and said, “If you have the power, throw him (Md. Salim) out of the country. Arjun Singh was thrown out by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) once, and now by the Trinamool Congress. He has now become a Minister. Sit in the Ministerial chair and speak with respect to the Opposition. You will get respect in return. If you say bad things, if you disrespect, you will be disrespected.”
Reacting on the issue, Mamata-Trinamool Congress spokesperson Baiswanor Chattopadhyay said, “If you say anything against the BJP, you are branded as anti-national.”
Recently, attacking the BJP, CPI-M leader Md. Salim said, “History is being replaced with gossip, science with pseudoscience, and myths with fictional stories. Religion and philosophy are being ravaged every day. When we protest, it is said that religion has been insulted. An attempt is being made to destroy India’s culture and tradition. After the formation of the BJP government in West Bengal, we are being pushed further down the path of destruction.”
–IANS
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