TMC rebuts BJP’s Anurag Thakur’s claims on Abhishek
The Statesman | 16 August 2025
Kunal Ghosh, Trinamul Congress state secretary today criticised Anurag Thakur for making false and baseless statements.
A representative from the office of Abhishek Banerjee also visited Mr Thakur’s house in New Delhi to deliver a pen drive with all the correct figures and details of Diamond Harbour constituency.
Mr Ghosh said: “Unable to digest the brilliant performance of Abhishek Banerjee, national general secretary of the party, both on the floor of the Parliament and during his visit to five countries as a part of the Indian delegation to mobilise public opinion after the Pahalgam incident, Mr Thakur has taken a stand to malign him by making false allegation regarding Mr Banerjee’s Diamond Harbour Lok Sabha constituency.”
Mr Ghosh said Mr Thakur has falsely alleged that the electoral roll of the Assembly constituencies under Diamond Harbour Parliamentary constituency saw an increase of 15 per cent of electors in the last four years.
He said a review of the electoral roll data of the Assembly constituencies under Diamond Harbour sub-division shows that the fact is far from the truth. “An overall increase of voters in the last 4 years (final E roll 2021 to final E roll 2025) in 143 Diamond Harbour Assembly constituency is 4.70 per cent and 144 Falta Assembly Constituency is 4.09 per cent.
Moreover, he also alleged that a family comprising a large number of electors are shown in a single house number in some parts. The fact is that the letter “n” in house no denotes “notional” house no in ERONet, used for the purpose of electoral roll, as there is no concept of actual house number in rural Bengal. It hardly signifies anything, as the electors actually live in their physical houses,” Mr Ghosh said adding, “Mr Thakur should have done his homework before making baseless claims.” He said: “It is unfortunate that many of the BJP leaders make statements without knowing what they are saying. Their sole purpose is to spread canard against Trinamul Congress, particularly Mr Banerjee. BJP’s poll prospects become bleak the more they make false allegations against the Trinamul Congress.”
Coming down heavily on Suvendu Adhikari, leader of opposition for making the statement that bulldozers will have to be brought from Uttar Pradesh to pull down the houses of the Rohingyas in Bengal, Mr Ghosh said “No bulldozer is required had the BSF intensified their vigilance and stop infiltration in Tripura and Bengal. The BSF is under Amit Shah, Union home minister and Mr Adhikari should talk to him to discuss the matter.”