New Delhi [India], March 12 (ANI): Union Minister and West Bengal BJP President Sukanta Majumdar on Wednesday alleged against the West Bengal government, claiming that 'Land Jihad' is being carried out openly in North and South 24 Parganas.

He accused Muslim leaders of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) of forcing people to give up their land in exchange for a meager sum of money.

Majumdar went on to label the government as 'anti-Hindu' and alleged that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is seeking to create polarisation in the state.

'One after the other, similar incidents are taking place across the state. Land Jihad is being carried out openly in North and South 24 Parganas. Muslim leaders of the TMC are compelling people to give up their land in return for a small amount of money. This government is an anti-Hindu government... Mamata Banerjee wants polarisation,' Majumdar told ANI.

Meanwhile, Majumdar also refrained from commenting on Suvendu Adhikari's controversial statement, saying he would first speak to the Leader of the Opposition to understand the context.

'I cannot make a statement on this issue because I want to speak to Suvendu Adhikari first about what he said exactly. Given the way that BJP leaders are continuously suspended and harassed in the assembly, it is understandable why he made such a statement,' Majumdar told ANI.

A row stared on Tuesday, after West Bengal Assembly Leader of the Opposition Suvendu Adhikari said that the BJP will defeat Mamata Banerjee and will throw out the Muslim MLAs of her party.

'We will defeat Mamata Banerjee, and when the BJP government comes, we will throw out the Muslim MLAs of her party from here,' Suvendu told the media.

BJP MP and West Bengal BJP vice president Jagannath Sarkar said, 'We will win, and Mamata Banerjee will lose (in West Bengal assembly elections) because she is working against the country. But, we will follow the party line (to form the government).'

Trinamul Congress (TMC) MP Saugata Roy strongly condemned Suvendu Adhikari's remarks, calling them 'communal' and asserting that the BJP will never come to power in West Bengal.

'Suvendu is daydreaming. He is making communal statements. They (BJP) will never come to power in West Bengal,' Saugata Roy said.

TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee slammed Suvendu Adhikari's remarks and said that if the BJP hated Muslims, they should remove them from voter lists.

'He has a habit of dreaming; let him dream. Is it right to do Hindu-Muslim like this in the country? If the BJP hates Muslims so much, then they should expel all Muslims from the country and also remove Muslims from the voter list. They are the leaders of the country; can they say this? They have no culture and education. They only say Jai Shri Ram. They are mafia,' Banerjee said. (ANI)