Suvendu Adhikari

Suvendu Adhikari (born 15 December 1970) is an Indian politician from the Bharatiya Janata Party who is the current Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from 10 May 2021. He is a member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from Nandigram since May 2021 having defeated his opponent incumbent Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee by 1956 votes. He previously served as the Minister of Transport, Irrigation and Water resource in West Bengal. He was a member of the 15th Lok Sabha and the 16th Lok Sabha (2014-2016), as an All India Trinamool Congress candidate, from Tamluk.

Quotes

 * We met the State Election Commission (SEC) in view of the post-poll violence orchestrated by the TMC, which has created a ‘gas chamber for democracy’ like situation in West Bengal. We advised the SEC to deploy Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) in the state.
 * on his meeting with the SEC. 11 February, 2022 "‘Hindus in danger’: BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari blames TMC’s Sheikh Sufiyan for West Bengal post-poll violence"


 * TMC’s Sheikh Sufiyan is responsible for the post-poll violence, including atrocities committed against women. The situation in Bengal is worse than Jammu and Kashmir. Hindus are in danger. Over 1 lakh Hindus have left the state due to the post-poll violence. Intruders have entered, attempting to change the state’s demography.
 * 11 February, 2022 "‘Hindus in danger’: BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari blames TMC’s Sheikh Sufiyan for West Bengal post-poll violence" (February 11, 2022)


 * Shri Debabrata Maity was a Voter in my constituency #Nandigram. Was. I’m in disbelief even using the word. Is this the consequence of exercising one’s franchise? He was killed for the crime of using his Constitutional right to vote. Numbed beyond words at this senseless violence,” Adhikari had Tweeted while paying tribute to his party worker who had to give up his life for supporting BJP in Mamata Banerjee’s tyrannical regime.
 * 11 February, 2022 "‘Hindus in danger’: BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari blames TMC’s Sheikh Sufiyan for West Bengal post-poll violence"