West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of changing the colours of national properties like few TV channels. Her statement comes on Sunday when she alleged that the Doordarshan icons turns to saffron colour as she said that it is used to influence people when the seven-phase Lok Sabha polls are taking place in the country.
“Ask them (BJP) how can the logo of Doordarshan turn saffron when the elections are on. How can railway stations and civil aviation properties be painted saffron? Even properties of the army, which is our national pride, are getting saffron paint. The police at Kashi (in Uttar Pradesh) have been given saffron uniform,” Banerjee told voters while she was campaigning for TMC in the Balurghat constituency. It is to be noted that Balurghat goes to polls in the second phase.
The new shade of the Doordarshan logo triggered a row on Saturday when BJP leader Amit Malviya took to platform X (formerly known as Twitter) and wrote that the channel’s colour during the birth of the national broadcaster was saffron, but it was later changed to blue.
“Don’t watch Doordarshan again. It used to be our national pride. Prasar Bharati is an autonomous body. How can the colour of the logo be changed to saffron?” Banerjee said.
The West Bengal CM also took a jibe at the saffron party for targeting the non vegetarians.
“They said you can’t eat fish. Why? Most people in India are nonvegetarians because you can have rice with just one dish whereas vegetarians need at least two dishes. Let people decide whether they want to be vegetarians or nonvegetarians. You cannot decide what people will eat and what they will wear,” Banerjee added.
