BJP MLAs appeal for peace. No new entry: Party chief
Times of India | 7 May 2026
Kolkata: The Bengal BJP, which temporarily put a suspension on induction of new members, said on Wednesday that they will drive out each of the new inductees or "neo-BJPs". On Tuesday night, the BJP brass in New Delhi sent a message to each of the party candidates, asking them to visit their constituencies and stop any incident of violence.
"There are some neo-BJPs who have just joined the party from Trinamool. They will be thrown out of the party. We will not allow Trinamool's culture to tarnish the BJP," Bengal BJP president Samik Bhattacharya said. Earlier in the morning, in a media communication, the BJP said that "doors of the BJP will remain closed to those who were involved in corruption, violence or atrocities against common people".
Meanwhile, the party seniors in Delhi, who have been keeping tabs on the developments after the polls, on Tuesday night asked each of the candidates, irrespective of their win or loss in the poll, to visit their constituencies and stop violence. Hours before that, Bhattacharya went to Lalbazar and met DGP Siddh Nath Gupta and commissioner Ajay Kumar Nand to discuss incidents of violence across the state. "I have asked them to take strict action against the offenders. We will get them arrested even if any offender is a big BJP neta," Bhattacharya said. Bhattacharya narrated an incident with Kharagpur Sadar MLA Dilip Ghosh in which a contesting Trinamool MLA reached out to him seeking help from attacks by Trinamool workers.
On the ground, BJP MLAs sought to reinforce that message with visible outreach. In Baranagar, a Trinamool office was allegedly vandalised by BJP supporters. Newly elected MLA Sajal Ghosh personally intervened to de-escalate the situation and handed back the keys to Trinamool functionaries. At Rajarhat Gopalpur, MLA Tarunjyoti Tiwari responded to reports of vandalism at a Congress office. "This was done using my party's flag, so I apologise," he said.
In Suri, BJP MLA Jagannath Chattopadhyay undertook a conciliatory visit to the residence of Habibur Rahman, which was allegedly attacked by BJP workers. He apologised to an elderly member of the family and directed police to set up a picket at the location, and personally escorted the family back home. "None of the Muslims will be hurt in my constituency," he said. At Bidhannagar, Sharadwat Mukhopadhyay visited the slum area at Dattabad and apologised for the vandalising of some of the homes there.
The outreach extended to social media as well. Shyampukur MLA Purnima Chakraborty released a video message, urging party workers to refrain from violence.
A written complaint was filed at multiple police stations, including Shibpur, Howrah, and Byantra, on Wednesday by BJP. In his complaint, Debanjal Chatterjee, member of the party's state committee, alleged that unidentified groups of youths carrying BJP flags were causing disturbances on the streets.
Suvendu Adhikari, who was present in Nandigram on Wednesday, said: "If our members take law in their hands, what difference will BJP have from Trinamool? Union home minister Amit Shah had already said that every incident of torture will be investigated. We will take a legal route to stop the atrocities on people."