'Shocking': TMC leaders attack over Yogi's women safety remark in WB poll campaign

TMC MP Mahua Moitra alleged that Yogi has made Uttar Pradesh the "rape capital" of India

Lashing out at Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, who visited poll-bound West Bengal to campaign for BJP on Tuesday, several TMC MPs including actor Nusrat Jahan and Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar questioned the law and order in the northern state.

Nusrat Jahan tweeted that she cannot find words to describe the 'horror' Uttar Pradesh has turned into, using the hashtag #BJPHataoBetiBachao.

Reacting to news of a molestation accused man out on bail allegedly shooting dead the father of the victim in UP's Hathras district, the TMC MP questioned if West Bengal Assembly elections were more important for Chief Minister Yogi than the safety and security of the family of the victim.

UP CM Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday lambasted his West Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee on the issue of women safety and alleged that incidents of cattle smuggling and 'Love Jihad' are continuing unabated while the TMC government is endangering national security by indulging in appeasement politics.

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Claiming that West Bengal, which had once led the nation, is now facing a lawless situation, Adityanath had also said the state needs a "double engine BJP government" to regain its lost glory.

Mamata's campaign handle in West Bengal, managed by Prashant Kishor-led thinktank, also issued a strong tweet in reaction: " Listen to the heart-wrenching statement of the father of the deceased teenager from UP's Bulandshahr, who was brutally raped and killed. If @BJP4India comes to power in Bengal, it could happen to your daughter too."

Apart from Nusrat Jahan, several other senior TMC leaders were also quick to respond to the UP CM's allegations and said West Bengal did not need sermons from him and rather he should look at the dismal track record of his state.

Alleging that Yogi has made Uttar Pradesh the "rape capital" of India, TMC MP Mahua Moitra on Tuesday tweeted that she pities BJP workers of Bengal who are "scurrying" around arranging the "circus" of the U{ CM's campaign.

"In a poll-bound state, Yogi Adityanath comes and spreads misinformation to fool people..." TMC MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar tweeted.

Cricketer Manoj Tiwary who recently joined the party in the presence of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, tweeted a video with the hashtag #BJPHataoBetiBachao, soon after the UP CM's address.

Elections to the 294-member assembly will be held in eight phases from March 27 to April 29.

(With PTI inputs)