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News Desk: The newly appointed BJP national secretary Anupam Hazra made controversy when he was asked the reason behind not wearing a mask. He replied “Our workers are fighting a bigger enemy than corona. They are fighting Mamata Banerjee. When they (BJP cadres) have been able to fight it out against Mamata Banerjee without a mask, they think they can also fight against COVID-19 without wearing a mask. She treated victims of the disease pathetically. Their bodies were burnt with kerosene. Sons were not allowed to see the face of their parents who died of COVID-19. We don’t even treat dead cats or dogs like that”
The Siliguri TMC unit rallied against this comment of Hazra and lodged a police complaint against him. On this, Hazra said “If my comments are demeaning, then Mamata Banerjee too had made such comments against the prime minister. Secondly, if one FIR has been filed against me, then at least 10 FIRs should be lodged against TMC leaders”. However, a state BJP leader said that they don’t support such comments.
