‘Will be forced to remove it’: BJP warns workers over post-poll violence

New Delhi: A day after the Bharatiya Janata Party registered a historic victory in the West Bengal assembly elections, party president Samik Bhattacharya on Tuesday urged the government to take strict action against those committing post-poll violence.Speaking to reporters, Bhattacharya warned that BJP workers found involved in such activities will be expelled from the party.“Post-poll violence of any kind will not be tolerated. If anyone in our party is found to be involved, we will be forced to remove them,” he said.“I would like to urge the government to take necessary action when such incidents occur. This is why the people of West Bengal chose the BJP,” he said.He also accused TMC workers of attacking his own candidate.“Two hours after the election results came out, a TMC candidate called Dilip Ghosh to come to his rescue. Dilip Ghosh asked about his whereabouts and he said he was at the party office. He told the candidate that these people were with him during the elections,” he said.“The candidate said those are TMC people but now come to beat him. This is bound to happen. TMC is not a political party,” he added.Meanwhile, the Press Trust of India news agency reported that a high-level meeting was held at the Bidhan Nagar office of the BJP, attended by central observers and senior state leaders, to discuss measures to prevent violence and maintain law and order following the outcome.Discussions will also focus on ensuring there is no repeat of the violence reported after the 2021 assembly elections, when the Bharatiya Janata Party accused the ruling Trinamool Congress party of targeting its workers.The BJP won 207 of the 293 seats where polls were held, securing a two-thirds majority, paving the way for its first government in West Bengal. Trinamool Congress won 80 seats.