Kolkata: The new BJP government in Bengal will work in coordination with the party, but the administration will not be run from the party office, state president Samik Bhattacharya said on Monday.
After meeting Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari at his residence in the morning, Bhattacharya said the party and government will have a synergy similar to other BJP-governed states. 'We have an internal mechanism to maintain that. We have been doing that in other BJP-governed states across India. The government will focus on governance,' he added.
The party and administration would work on a collective approach and communication, as in other BJP-governed states, state BJP leaders pointed out.
Bhattacharya pitched the BJP's manifesto as the 'guiding principle' for the new government and said 'the government will ensure that the promises in the manifesto are fulfilled'.
'This will not be a BJP government and will act independently. It will ensure law and order. The state government had become a Trinamool government so far and it never transformed into a West Bengal state government. We are witnessing Trinamool workers trying to turn into BJP workers overnight. The government will have to stop these ‘tatkal BJP workers' who are creating trouble in a number of places. If any BJP worker is found involved in it, the party will take action against them,' he said.
Bhattacharya said the opposition will have 'enough space to voice their concerns and criticise the government'. 'The media will enjoy freedom under this government and people will not be constrained. Whether someone is a fish-seller, vegetable vendor or in real estate, he will not face any trouble. No industrialist will ever face any trouble,' he said, claiming that the new government will put an end to syndicate raj and extortion.
Bhattacharya said the government has not set any target till date. 'The ministry has not been formed yet. But it will soon start working based on deadlines and targets. The condition of finance looks bad and ministers had a preliminary discussion over that. The central leadership is also looking into it. That is the benefit of a ‘double engine' government,' he said.
Government to start helpline for extortion complaints
The Bengal government will start a helpline for people that will deal with complaints of extortion, and Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari is likely to announce that on Tuesday, Bengal BJP sources said. 'BJP does not have any trade union in Bengal or student's organisation. An auto driver may carry a flag as a citizen and may be a party supporter, but none will be allowed to extort money from people posing as a BJP worker or BJP's trade union worker. No one will be allowed to stop work of a real estate project and demand money,' BJP state president Samik Bhattacharya said.
