Kolkata: Bengal BJP, which started its membership drive on Monday, has set a target of collecting 1 crore signatures from people to demand the resignation of CM Mamata Banerjee. The campaign will culminate in submitting a memorandum to President Droupadi Murmu.
“Union home minister Amit Shah had a detailed discussion with state functionaries on Sunday. It was decided that the signature campaign will continue alongside the membership drive. We will finally submit a memorandum to the President and Governor CV Ananda Bose,” a state BJP functionary said.
State leader of opposition Suvendu Adhikari said the opposition should have the first demand of “no vote to Mamata Banerjee”.
“Earlier, we had a membership base of 40 lakh in Bengal. This will be scaled up to 1 crore. This will include special drives for farmers, women, SC/ST communities and other backward classes,” a Bengal BJP functionary said