CM Suvendu Adhikari at the VHP event in Kolkata to commemorate Ashok Singhal’s birth centenary
At a Vishwa Hindu Parishad event in Kolkata to commemorate Ashok Singhal’s birth centenary, Adhikari said: “Don’t take these bedbugs lightly. They didn’t come out on the streets when Bitan Adhikari and Samir Guha were killed in the Pahalgam terrorist attack. They protested when Operation Sindoor destroyed Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar ’s outfit in Pakistan. They demanded answers from Narendra Modi-ji when water flow from the Ravi river was halted.”
Adhikari’s comments came on the back of Cockroach Janta Party’s protests at Mumbai’s Shivaji Park on Oct 2, and Left, AAP and Congress leading separate agitations against CEC Gyanesh Kumar and alleged irregularities in the special intensive revision of electoral rolls. “The nationalist forces united this time to ensure victory for the saffron flag… more than 30,000 Ganesh Pujas took place. In 2026, more than 1.5 crore people joined Ram Navami processions.
The CM cited examples of agitations at Jadavpur University, where, he said, some “anti-nationals were raising azadi slogans” and “a section of nationalist students protested against it”. Adhikari said: “We will not allow the word ‘gerua’ (saffron) and its inherent significance in society to be attacked. Taking a dig at the previous Trinamool govt for trying to divide people over religion, language and caste, Adhikari said: “They created different boards in the Hills, bifurcated Matuas and pitched Kudmis against Adivasis. Pointing to a Hindu consolidation ahead of the 2026 assembly polls against attacks on “Hindu society, tradition, and culture”, Adhikari said the people of the state threw out the previous govt after enduring these attacks for a long time. We have to continue this tradition,” he said, calling for Hindu unity. He said govt would protect cows, ensure people could freely distribute the Gita, revive the practice of studying the Vedas and serve Tulsi Mata.
“These forces have to be uprooted completely. We have to unite against such forces operating within the country,” he added. They were successful initially and wanted to divide Hindus.