“ Bahirgata Aase, Bharigata Jae Bangla Nijer Meye kei Chae (Outsiders come and outsiders go, Bengal wants its own daughter)“, Trinamool Congress general secretary Abhishek Banerjee raised the slogan with his party candidate and actor Shatrughan Sinha by his side on Saturday. The campaign for the Asansol Lok Sabha bypoll ended on Sunday and the issue of “insider vs outsider” that began with the announcement of the candidates for the bypoll has dominated the poll campaign throughout.
What Mr. Banerjee was trying to emphasise through the slogan at Asansol is that “the BJP is a party of the outsiders” and the voters should have faith in party chairperson Mamata Banerjee. However, it is Trianamool candidate at Asansol Mr. Sinha who is having to fend the “outsider” question.
