“India will be renamed Bharat, those who don’t like it are free to leave the country,” says BJP’s Dilip Ghosh – Firstpost
BJP MP from West Bengal’s Medinipur, Dilip Ghosh, said statues of foreigners in Kolkata would be removed when his party is voted to power in the state which is now ruled by the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress.
West Bengal’s senior BJP leader Dilip Ghosh said on Sunday that India would be renamed Bharat and those unhappy with the change would be “free to leave the country”.
Speaking at the ‘Chai pe Charcha’ program in Kharagpur town, the BJP MP from Medinipur said, “India will be renamed Bharat.” Those who do not like it are free to leave the country.”
Ghosh further said that apart from changing the name of the country, statues of foreigners in Kolkata will also be removed when the BJP is voted to power in the state.
“When our party comes to power in West Bengal, we will remove all statues of foreigners in Kolkata,” the former BJP national vice-president said.
The country cannot have two names
Rahul Sinha and some other senior BJP leaders from West Bengal said a country cannot have two names and this is the right time to change its name as world leaders are present in New Delhi to attend the G20 summit.
Opposition not happy with Bharat
Trinamool Congress spokesperson Santanu Sen claimed that the BJP was trying to “divert attention from real issues as it is afraid of India’s opposition bloc”.
Opposition parties led by the Congress have formed the Indian National Alliance for Inclusive Development (INDIA) to take on the BJP in the Lok Sabha elections scheduled for next year.
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