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Suvendu Adhikari's 'Bedbug' Taunt Heats Up Bengal Politics, Targets Jadavpur University.
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News18•04-10-2026, 22:41
Suvendu Adhikari's 'Bedbug' Taunt Heats Up Bengal Politics, Targets Jadavpur University.
- •CM Suvendu Adhikari used terms like 'bedbugs' and 'cockroaches' to intensify Bengal's political discourse.
- •Adhikari stated at Ashok Singhal's birth centenary event, 'Many bedbugs have started appearing everywhere again'.
- •He also took a dig at the 'Cockroach Janata Party' (CJP)'s protest at Shivaji Park.
- •Adhikari labeled those raising 'Azadi' slogans at Jadavpur University as 'anti-national'.
- •He warned that no anti-national activity would be tolerated in the state.
Key Questions Answered
Suvendu Adhikari used the term bedbugs to refer to anti-national elements and political forces that protest against constitutional bodies like the Election Commission or attempt to disrupt the social atmosphere with anti-national activities.
The Cockroach Janata Party staged a massive protest at Shivaji Park in Mumbai to demand the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged irregularities in the voter list's Special Intensive Revision process.
Suvendu Adhikari warned against anti-national forces and groups raising Azadi slogans inside Jadavpur University, noting that nationalist youths had opposed them and it was time to uproot those elements entirely.
