'BJP will be removed from power in Delhi': Mamata Banerjee escalates attack after West Bengal poll defeat

NEW DELHI: Mamata Banerjee said the BJP-led Central government would be “removed from power” in the future, days after her party, TMC, suffered a major defeat in the West Bengal Assembly elections.During a meeting with party MLAs in Kalighat, the former West Bengal CM said, “BJP will be removed from power in Delhi in the coming days," according to TMC sources, cited by ANI..The remarks came after BJP secured a decisive victory in the Assembly elections, winning 207 seats and ending the Trinamool Congress’s 15-year rule in the state. The TMC won 80 seats.TMC general secretary Abhishek Banerjee, who was also present at the meeting, said the party would continue its political fight against the BJP despite the electoral setback.“Let them do whatever they want...raze down my home, send notice ... I won't bow down over these things. Come what may, my fight will continue against the BJP,” he said.Addressing party legislators, Abhishek Banerjee also took a swipe at chief minister Suvendu Adhikari.“Our state had many chief ministers, but none like the current one. The one who was seen taking money on camera has been made CM,” he said, according to TMC sources.Following the election defeat, the Trinamool Congress moved the Calcutta High Court over alleged incidents of post-poll violence across West Bengal after the BJP’s victory. The matter was mentioned before Chief Justice HC Sujoy Paul.According to the plea, incidents of arson, vandalism and attacks targeting TMC workers and party offices were reported from different parts of the state after the election results.The petition sought protection for affected party workers and a proper investigation into the alleged violence.Reports of clashes and vandalism emerged from Kolkata, Howrah and several district towns, with both the BJP and the TMC accusing each other over the incidents.TMC leaders alleged that several party workers were killed after the election results and demanded a court-monitored investigation into the violence.On May 14, Mamata Banerjee arrived at the Calcutta High Court wearing lawyer’s robes to appear before Chief Justice HC Sujoy Pal in connection with the PIL.