Asansol, April 15 -- AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Wednesday held the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee responsible for the strengthening of the BJP in West Bengal, accusing the state government of neglecting essential services in minority-concentrated regions.

Addressing a gathering here, Owaisi said, "If the BJP is strong in Bengal, then the TMC and Mamata Banerjee are responsible for that. The damage that the BJP and PM Narendra Modi do to India's Constitution and Muslims, especially the poor, is equally done by the TMC."

"In those blocks of Bengal where there are a large number of Muslims, there are no schools, no hospitals, and if there is a hospital, there are no beds; if there are beds, there are no do...