Kolkata, June 30 -- Launching a scathing attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Kirti Azad on Tuesday accused the ruling party of large-scale "theft," ranging from the embezzlement of temple donations to the manipulation of electoral rolls.

Speaking to the media in Kolkata, the TMC MP alleged that the BJP has even misappropriated funds collected in the name of Lord Ram to fuel its election campaigns.

"Since the BJP came to power, theft is happening everywhere. They even embezzled funds from the donations collected in the name of Lord Ram, the very name they rode to power on, and used that same money to fight elections," Azad alleged.

The TMC MP further levelled serious charges regarding the integrity of...