New Delhi: Hours after reviews of post-poll violence emerged in West Bengal, the state unit of the Bharatiya Janata Occasion issued a press release saying nobody can declare membership until the Bharatiya Janata Occasion formally acknowledges them as a member.
Debjit Sarkar, chief spokesperson of the BJP, posted on social media: “Essential discover: You can’t declare your self to be a member of the BJP. You can’t declare to be a member of the BJP until the celebration formally acknowledges you.”
Sarkar advised ThePrint that he had acquired reviews that many TMC staff had change into members of the BJP “in a single day” and have been indulging in vandalism. The TMC misplaced energy within the Bengal meeting elections, the outcomes of which have been introduced on Monday.
“Those that have been TMC staff until the night of the 4th donned saffron garments at night time and have been busy destroying and terrorizing folks within the title of the BJP. They aren’t BJP staff. They need to comply with the certification course of on the state degree earlier than they’ll formally be a part of the BJP,” he stated.
He additional stated that no particular person can change into a member of the Bharatiya Janata Occasion by self-declaration. “TMC officers concerned in atrocities, illegalities and intimidation can not take refuge within the Bengal BJP to flee duty,” he added.
He stated the regulation will take its personal course. “Certainly not will criminals or anti-social components be allowed to enter the celebration.”
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar has directed West Bengal authorities to arrest these concerned in post-poll violence and vandalism within the state. The path by the Election Fee got here after 4 folks have been reported killed in post-poll violence within the state on Tuesday. Along with this, many celebration places of work have been additionally looted.
Kolkata Police registered a legal case beneath related provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Samhita (BNS), Prevention of Harm to Public Property Act, 1984 and West Bengal Preservation of Public Order Act, 1972 and arrested 40 suspects.
Kolkata Police Commissioner Ajay Kumar Nand stated in a press convention that the federal government won’t permit any procession of JCBs within the metropolis.
The EC additionally directed the police to hold out patrols within the cordoned areas.
Sarkar stated he was conscious of the problem as a consultant of the Bharatiya Janata Occasion and had additionally raised it on social media to make folks conscious of the info.
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— Debjit Sarkar (@Bjp_Debjit) Might 6, 2026
“We all know who our celebration staff are and they’re going to by no means bask in violence. In any case, we can not tolerate violence by anybody. We’re reminding the general public that in the event that they discover anybody indulging in violence or inflicting vandalism, they have to report it to the police instantly,” he added.
He additional stated that there’s a system that one has to comply with to change into a member of the BJP and the district and state presidents must preserve themselves conscious of the system.
“An individual can not merely announce that he’s a member; he has to register by way of the formal BJP membership course of,” Sarkar asserted.
Many TMC leaders have additionally highlighted the post-poll violence.
“The lumpen violence and hooliganism, communal sloganeering and pre-oath hate speech occurring in each nook of Bengal at the moment ought to put together Bengalis for the upcoming Parivartan,” TMC MP Mahua Moitra posted on X.
TMC chief and MP Kalyan Banerjee reportedly posted a video of the TMC workplace in Jagatbalaupur being set on fireplace by miscreants of the Bharatiya Janata Occasion. It is a worrying reflection of the state of affairs the folks of Bengal are at the moment enduring.
The TMC celebration workplace in Jagatbaravpur was reportedly set on fireplace by miscreants of the Bharatiya Janata Occasion, a worrying reflection of the state of affairs the folks of Bengal are at the moment pressured to endure. pic.twitter.com/acRJsfMnHp
— Kalyan Banerjee (@KBanerjee_AITC) Might 5, 2026
Chatting with ThePrint, BJP MLA Ritesh Tiwari stated any try and forcefully trigger political unrest won’t be tolerated. “We’re all attempting our greatest to make folks conscious that there’s a system that they need to comply with to be a Bharatiya Janata Occasion employee. On the similar time, we try our greatest to make folks conscious that there’s a system that they need to comply with to change into a Bharatiya Janata Occasion employee. On the similar time, we try our greatest to make folks conscious of how TMC staff are indulging in violence which supplies a nasty title to the Bharatiya Janata Occasion. “I’ve seen this and that is unacceptable. I do know that the employees who labored arduous with me and the pictures which might be being aired clearly present that they don’t seem to be Bharatiya Janata Occasion staff,” he added.
(Edited by Nida Fatima Siddiqui)
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