The West Bengal BJP hit out at Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee after she accused the get together of “saffronising” the cricket follow jerseys of Group India.
BJP MP Dilip Ghosh, who earlier served because the president of the get together’s West Bengal unit, cited the instance of the Netherlands cricket staff, whose members put on saffron jerseys.
“Netherland cricketers also wear saffron jerseys. Does that mean they have become a Hindu nation? What will the TMC people do if anyone is wearing a saffron jersey? Will they jump down the gallery? Will they jump into the river Ganga? They have nothing else to do,” Ghosh instructed reporters.
Get together chief Shishir Bajoria voiced Ghosh’s sentiments and criticised Banerjee for her remarks.
“We welcome her wish to cheer for Team India for winning the World Cup. But when she says that the saffronisation of Team India has happened as they wear a saffron jersey during practice, what about our tricolour where saffron is at the top? What is the colour of the first ray of sunlight?” Bajoria stated.
“She says that Team India fights to wear blue. She should also know that blue is used internationally by India for diplomatic reasons. She herself has painted the city blue and white,” he added.
Whereas Group India’s match jersey is of blue color, the orange equipment is worn through the follow periods.
On Friday, Banerjee took a contemporary dig on the BJP, asserting that the get together “saffronised” varied establishments throughout the nation, together with the Indian cricket staff, whose follow jerseys are saffron-coloured.
“Now everything is turning into saffron. We are proud of our Indian players and I believe they will be the world champions. But even their dress has been turned to saffron when they practice. They used to wear blue earlier,” she stated.
“Even metro stations are being painted saffron. Once I had heard Mayawati had erected her statue, but now this has become normal. Now everything is being named after NaMo (PM Narendra Modi),” the TMC supremo added.
(with inputs from Gopal Thakur)