West Bengal unit’s BJP President Dilip Ghosh has
demanded removal of portraits of Pakistani cricketers from Eden
Gardens saying it is inappropriate now to keep those photographs at the iconic
stadium, who are instigating the perpetrators in Pakistan to attack the Indians.
Addressing a media conference here on Friday, Mr Ghosh said after the
horrific Pulwama attack on the Indian defence personnel, Indians have
been angry and united and Mohali stadium removed all the pictures of Pak players in protest.
“If they can do why not us in Bengal to remove the pictures of Pak PM
Imran Khan, Ramiz Raja and Washim Akram,” asked BJP chief Dilip Ghosh.
“There is no need to keep pictures of Pakistani players, including
Imran Khan, at the Eden. This has been done because people are angry
over the Pulwama attack. There are some pictures of Pakistani players
at Eden Gardens and people have raised objections to it.” State BJP
president Dilip Ghosh said.
Mr Ghosh urged the Cricket Association of Bengal and the Bengal
government to remove all the Pakistani’s former and present pictures
from Eden Gardens.
“If the authorities do not remove those Pakistani cricketers pictures
then the Yuva Morcha will launch the agitation in the streets” threatened the BJP chief.
Mr Ghosh’s demand was happened three days after CAB President Sourav
Ganguly opined that Indian should sever all the
sporing ties with Pakistan after the Pulwama attack on February 14.
After Pulwama massacre on CRPF personnel by the terrorists. The
Karnataka State Cricket Association removed photographs of Pakistani
cricketers from Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. The Cricket Club of
India at its Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai covered a photograph of Khan
and pictures of other Pakistan players were removed from stadiums in
Mohali, Jaipur and Dharamsala. (UNI)
Bengal’s BJP chief Dilip Ghosh demands removal of portraits of Pakistani cricketers from Eden Gardens
