Amit Malviya denies story on central BJP’s displeasure over Jai Shri Ram chant against Mamata

New Delhi: BJP IT cell head Amit Malviya Sunday denied the story about BJP central leadership seeking details from its Bengal leaders about the behaviour of  BJP workers who shouted “Jai Shri Ram” at her at a Howrah Station function on December 30.

Malviya took to Twitter to call the story absolutely false and baseless.

This is absolutely false and baseless.#FakeNews https://t.co/8YPJdSyzlt

— Amit Malviya (@amitmalviya) January 1, 2023

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had flagged off Bengal’s first Vande Bharat Express and other projects through video conferencing at the function after he had attended his mother's funeral in Ahmedabad.

“As the PM conveyed his displeasure to the party bigwigs, BJP general secretary (organisation) B L Santosh asked the Bengal BJP leaders to probe the conduct of these workers,” the story said.

A visibly annoyed Mamata refused to come on stage (from where the Vande Bharat express to New Jalpaiguri was flagged off) because she was greeted with the cries of “Jai Shri Ram” by BJP workers from among the audience. Union Railway minister Ashwini Vaishnav and Union Minister of State for Education Subhas Sarkar repeatedly tried to pacify her and simultaneously asked the crowd including the BJP supporters, who were on the opposite side of the platform, to stop sloganeering.

She, however, stayed through the programme. She delivered a gracious address in the virtual presence of Modi.

Apparently, Modi was very upset with the behaviour of many among the 1,600-odd BJP workers who were present at the railway ministry event at Howrah station.