<p>A day after a few TMC supporters chanted the slogan 'Bangal ke gaddaro ko, goli maro saalo ko' (shoot the traitors of Bengal) during a rally here, the ruling party in Bengal on Wednesday distanced itself from the rhetoric, and rebuked the activists who raised it.</p>.<p>Describing the slogan as "excessive exuberance" on the part of some young supporters, TMC spokesperson Kunal Ghosh stated that the party does not endorse it.</p>.<p>"Such a slogan should not have been raised from the rally. Those who raised it have not done the right thing. The words 'goli maro' should not be taken literally," he said.</p>.<p><strong>Also read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/national-politics/bjp-more-dangerous-than-maoists-mamata-banerjee-940791.html" target="_blank">BJP more dangerous than Maoists: Mamata Banerjee</a></strong></p>.<p>Several TMC supporters had chanted the controversial slogan on Tuesday during a peace rally in south Kolkata, which was also attended by two state cabinet ministers.</p>.<p>A similar slogan 'desh ke gaddaro ko, goli maro saalo ko' (shoot the traitors of the nation) -- by a BJP leader in Delhi in January 2020 had triggered a massive row in the country, with the TMC among other parties vociferously criticising him.</p>.<p>BJP state president Dilip Ghosh, recalling the episode last year, said the saffron party, back then, was in the eye of the storm, and now the TMC has raised a similar slogan.</p>.<p>"The TMC has introduced the culture of guns and bombs in state politics. Now they are openly acknowledging it at their rallies," Ghosh said.</p>.<p>Echoing him, BJP leader Samik Bhattacharya said this is the culture that is long being pursued by the TMC in Bengal.</p>.<p><strong>Also read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/east-and-northeast/suvendu-adhikari-challenges-mamata-banerjee-to-contest-from-nandigram-alone-941019.html" target="_blank">Suvendu Adhikari 'challenges Mamata Banerjee to contest from Nandigram alone'</a></strong></p>.<p>CPI(M) leader Sujan Chakraborty claimed that both the BJP and the TMC are indulging in "destructive politics and hampering peace in the state".</p>.<p>The TMC's peace rally had on Tuesday traversed the route that the BJP had taken a day before during its roadshow, which witnessed clashes between workers of the two political parties.</p>.<p>Accusing the BJP of instigating TMC activists at its roadshow on Monday, state minister Arup Biswas also claimed that the saffron party supporters, in a fit of rage, assaulted common people near Charu Market area.</p>.<p>The BJP, however, claimed that TMC workers, with party flags in hands, brick-batted its supporters. </p>
<p>A day after a few TMC supporters chanted the slogan 'Bangal ke gaddaro ko, goli maro saalo ko' (shoot the traitors of Bengal) during a rally here, the ruling party in Bengal on Wednesday distanced itself from the rhetoric, and rebuked the activists who raised it.</p>.<p>Describing the slogan as "excessive exuberance" on the part of some young supporters, TMC spokesperson Kunal Ghosh stated that the party does not endorse it.</p>.<p>"Such a slogan should not have been raised from the rally. Those who raised it have not done the right thing. The words 'goli maro' should not be taken literally," he said.</p>.<p><strong>Also read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/national-politics/bjp-more-dangerous-than-maoists-mamata-banerjee-940791.html" target="_blank">BJP more dangerous than Maoists: Mamata Banerjee</a></strong></p>.<p>Several TMC supporters had chanted the controversial slogan on Tuesday during a peace rally in south Kolkata, which was also attended by two state cabinet ministers.</p>.<p>A similar slogan 'desh ke gaddaro ko, goli maro saalo ko' (shoot the traitors of the nation) -- by a BJP leader in Delhi in January 2020 had triggered a massive row in the country, with the TMC among other parties vociferously criticising him.</p>.<p>BJP state president Dilip Ghosh, recalling the episode last year, said the saffron party, back then, was in the eye of the storm, and now the TMC has raised a similar slogan.</p>.<p>"The TMC has introduced the culture of guns and bombs in state politics. Now they are openly acknowledging it at their rallies," Ghosh said.</p>.<p>Echoing him, BJP leader Samik Bhattacharya said this is the culture that is long being pursued by the TMC in Bengal.</p>.<p><strong>Also read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/east-and-northeast/suvendu-adhikari-challenges-mamata-banerjee-to-contest-from-nandigram-alone-941019.html" target="_blank">Suvendu Adhikari 'challenges Mamata Banerjee to contest from Nandigram alone'</a></strong></p>.<p>CPI(M) leader Sujan Chakraborty claimed that both the BJP and the TMC are indulging in "destructive politics and hampering peace in the state".</p>.<p>The TMC's peace rally had on Tuesday traversed the route that the BJP had taken a day before during its roadshow, which witnessed clashes between workers of the two political parties.</p>.<p>Accusing the BJP of instigating TMC activists at its roadshow on Monday, state minister Arup Biswas also claimed that the saffron party supporters, in a fit of rage, assaulted common people near Charu Market area.</p>.<p>The BJP, however, claimed that TMC workers, with party flags in hands, brick-batted its supporters. </p>