Kolkata Police’s orange T-shirt tender for Durga Puja volunteers sparks row

…This, however, triggered a political row in the state, with the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the Congress alleging that it was an attempt to “saffronise” the police force. “The BJP treats saffron as its party colour. The police are already behaving like BJP cadres and introducing saffron colour in uniform amounts to complete ‘saffronisation’. They have effectively put them in a ‘jersey’, and significant expenditure is being incurred to manufacture these new uniforms ,” TMC spokesperson Kunal Ghosh said. “They (BJP) are trying to mix administration and religion. They are trying to identify this government with a particular religious community. This government hasn’t done anything…

…in uniform amounts to complete ‘saffronisation’. They have effectively put them in a ‘jersey’, and significant expenditure is being incurred to manufacture these new uniforms,” TMC spokesperson Kunal Ghosh said. “ They (BJP) are trying to mix administration and religion. They are trying to identify this government with a particular religious community. This government hasn’t done anything fruitful so far. The BJP is playing divisive politics ,” Congress leader Soumya Aich Roy said. The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), however, refuted the charges, saying that saffron is the first colour of the Indian flag from the top and symbolises courage and…

…charges, saying that saffron is the first colour of the Indian flag from the top and symbolises courage and sacrifice. “It doesn’t matter what the TMC or the Congress are saying. They always make baseless allegations. Saffron is the first colour on our National flag. It symbolises courage and sacrifice. Do the Congress and the TMC want to insult the saffron colour and the Indian tri-colour? ” BJP leader Rahul Sinha said. - ABOUT THE AUTHORJoydeep ThakurJoydeep Thakur is a Special Correspondent based in Kolkata. He focuses on science, environment, wildlife, agriculture and other related issues.…