'India will be renamed Bharat, those not liking it are free to leave country,' says BJP's Dilip Ghosh

Senior leader of BJP from West Bengal, Dilip Ghosh, Sunday said India will be renamed as Bharat and those who are unhappy with the change are “free to leave the country.”

Speaking at ‘Chai pe Charcha’ programme in Kharagpur city, the BJP MP from Medinipur said, “India will be renamed as Bharat. Those not liking it are free to leave the country.”

Ghosh further said apart from the country being renamed, statues of foreigners in Kolkata will also be removed when BJP is voted to power in the state.

“When our party comes to power in West Bengal, we will remove all statues of foreigners in Kolkata,” the former BJP national vice president said.

Country cannot have two names

Rahul Sinha and a few other senior BJP leader of West Bengal said a country cannot have two names and this is the correct time to change the name as world leaders are present in New Delhi to attend the G20 summit.

Opposition not happy with Bharat

Trinamool Congress spokesperson Santanu Sen alleged that the BJP was trying to “divert attention from real issues as it is afraid of the opposition I.N.D.I.A block”.

Opposition parties led by Congress have formed the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (I.N.D.I.A) to take on the BJP in Lok Sabha polls due next year.