The BJP has alleged that its cadre had been provoked by supporters of the Trinamul Congress. Little wonder then that the BJP now finds itself in the august company of Naxalites who had disfigured a statue of the Renaissance man earlier. But lumpenism is unlikely to help the BJP create a niche for itself in Bengal’s political ecosystem. The vandalism has come as an unexpected boon for the TMC, the party the BJP hopes to dislodge in Bengal. However, the BJP has a rival when it comes to myopia — the police.

Source: The Telegraph May 16, 2019 03:33 UTC