Daijiworld Media Network - Kolkata

Kolkata, Apr 5: The political landscape in West Bengal has intensified, with two prominent BJP leaders asserting that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is intentionally sowing confusion among the populace regarding the Supreme Court's recent order to cancel 25,753 school jobs. They allege that Banerjee is consistently shifting blame, rather than addressing the core issues.

Furthermore, they have drawn parallels between her handling of this job cancellation crisis and her alleged obfuscation in the aftermath of the brutal rape and murder of a junior doctor at Kolkata's R.G. Kar Medical College & Hospital last August.

"The Chief Minister is sidestepping the fundamental question: why did the state government fail to differentiate between those who secured jobs through illicit means and those who obtained them legitimately?" stated Dilip Ghosh, former BJP national vice-president and ex-Lok Sabha member, to the media on Saturday. "She now recognizes the growing public sentiment against her and her party, fueled by both the R.G. Kar tragedy and the job losses.

Consequently, she is resorting to a strategy of confusion, blaming everyone but her administration, a tactic she employed during the R.G. Kar incident."

Suvendu Adhikari, the leader of the opposition in the state assembly, contends that the state government deliberately avoided segregating the "tainted" appointments from the "genuine" ones. He alleges that Trinamool Congress leaders collected bribes to facilitate these backdoor job placements.

"The series of rulings from the Calcutta High Court and the Supreme Court have clarified the situation for everyone," Adhikari asserted. "This has left the Chief Minister in a state of disarray, prompting her to mislead others with deceptive statements."

Trinamool Congress leaders, in response, have accused the BJP of exploiting the job loss situation for political gain, rather than expressing sympathy for those affected. They predict that this perceived political opportunism will lead to the BJP's rejection by the people of West Bengal, mirroring past electoral outcomes.

With crucial assembly elections looming next year, the political climate in West Bengal is expected to remain highly charged.