Kolkata, Nov. 10 -- Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) West Bengal president Samik Bhattacharya on Monday claimed there was "no possibility" of the party being removed from power either at the Centre or in the state for the next 25 years, while asserting that people had rejected those pursuing the "politics of division".
Addressing a Kali Puja gathering at Jibantala in South 24 Parganas, where residents allegedly could not organise the festival for around 15 years, and 15 Kali Pujas were held this year, Bhattacharya said the BJP's objective was not to bring politics into religious celebrations but to ensure that people could freely practise their faith.
"This is not a political platform. I am speaking to you as a fellow citizen," he said, add...