Delhi(The Stellar News), Saksham: The true example of phrase that, “be careful who you trust, Salt and sugar looks the same” was witnessed in politics of West Bengal. This phrase is applied on two politicians of west Bengal Suvendu Adhikari and Mamta banerjee. Suvendu Adhikari was the Ex senior leader of TMC (Trinamool Congress) and has switched to BJP in Dec 2020. Suvendu Adhikari was most trust lieutenant of Mamta Banerjee. Both Mamta Banerjee and Suvendu shared many years of their political carrier. But now both are competing with each other’s popularity to win elections in west Bengal.
Political carrier of Suvendu Adhikari-
Suvendu Adhikari started his political carrier in 1995 and elected first as a councilor from INC (Indian National Congress) and in same year became member of legislative assemble from Dakshin constituency.
Suvendu Adhikari gained popularity after Nandigram movement as he led that movement from front. Then he joined Mamta Banerjee’s Party TMC. Then from 2008 to 2020 he campaigned and worked for TMC.
Political carrier of Mamta Banerjee-
Mamta banerjee started his carrier with Congress Party. She entered in politics through a protest against a politician name Jayaprakash Narayan. She gained too much popularity from this protest and became youngest women parliamentarian ever till 1984.
She got chance of becoming cabinet minister for Human Resources Development, Youth Affairs and Sports, and Women and Child Development in 1991 by prime minister P. V. Narasimha Rao. As the sports minister, she announced that she would resign and protested in a rally at the Brigade Parade Ground in Kolkata, against the Government’s indifference towards her proposal to improve sports in the country.
She said that she wanted a clean congress in Bengal but congress is working like the CPI (M). So, later is made his own party, TMC, which is still popularly known as Trinammol congress.
What is Nandigram movement and how it has boosted the political carrier of both Mamta Banerjee and Suvendu Adhikari-
Nandigram movement was started in 2007. In 2007 ruling party left front government in west Bengal planned to acquire 10,000 acres of land in Nandigram to setup a special economic zone. The land was owned by farmers living in village.
So to prevent their land farmers gathered under Bhoomi Raksha committee which was backed by Maoists. Adhikari spearheaded the movement and led the Bhumi Uchhed Pratirodh Committee. This movement made Mamta and Suvendu to the centre of Bengal politics. Mamta became main politician and strong contender in Bengal politics. After that both ruled in Bengal for many years.
Why Suvendu Adhikari left TMC and why he became chief leader of BJP in west Bengal elections?
According to some reports Suvendu Adhikari had left the party because he is not happy with the growth of Mamta Banerjee nephew and party MP Abhishek Banerjee. Abhishek was entrusted with lots of key responsibilities. He was also angry amid the political strategist prashant kishore working with TMC.
He was not attending party meeting since august 2020. He resigned from his post of MLA from Nandigram on 16th December. Firstly, his resignation was not accepted by speaker but later was accepted by speaker on 22nd December, 2020. Suvendu Adhikari after lefting the TMC joined BJP. Home minister Amit Shah gave him a warm welcome in party. BJP welcomed him because Suvendu have great voting base in Bengal and he was born in west Bengal. so, amid the elections in west Bengal BJP welcomed him.
