Kolkata: BJP leader Dilip Ghosh on Tuesday criticised West Bengal Chief Minister Mamta Banerjee by stating that elections are not won by giving holidays and pleasing some community.

Speaking to the reporters, the BJP leader said, "Elections are not won by doing this kind of politics, by pleasing some community, by giving holidays for Eid, Muharram, Shivratri. Development has to be done. Politics in India should be done by looking at Honourable Narendra Modi ji. Now, only the politics of development will work in the country."

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He also responded to TMC leader Kunal Ghosh's comment regarding Rath Yatra.

"This is our Parivartan Yatra. We have set out with the resolution of change in Bengal. Whatever anyone calls this journey, it is the BJP's victory journey,” he said.

Earlier, Dilip Ghosh stated that the truth must come out after the Election Commission of India (ECI) suspended seven officials in West Bengal over the alleged misconduct linked to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process.

"The investigation found that some officials were deliberately complicating it, causing delays. The truth about everyone should be brought out, and punishment should be given,” he said.

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He said the action indicates that the poll body found lapses in the functioning of certain officers.

The ECI has directed the West Bengal Chief Secretary to initiate disciplinary proceedings against the suspended officials for "serious misconduct, dereliction of duty, and misuse of statutory powers" in connection with the SIR process. The officials suspended include assistant electoral registration officers and block-level officers across multiple assembly constituencies, including Samserganj, Farakka, Maynaguri, Suti, Canning Purbo and Debra. (ANI)