Siliguri, March 10 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday sharpened its attack on West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress following a recent statement by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, as the party's ongoing Parivartan Yatra moved out of Siliguri to other parts of North Bengal.

Although BJP leaders had earlier raised several issues during the campaign - including the alleged breach of protocol during the visit of President Droupadi Murmu to Siliguri on March 7 - the focus of the political exchange on Tuesday centred on remarks made by the chief minister in Kolkata.

Addressing reporters here, Siliguri BJP MLA Sankar Ghosh challenged the Chief Minister to clarify whom she was referring to while mentioning a "community" in her speec...