Overview
- The TMC, which posted the jab Thursday, labeled Amit Shah a tourist and urged him to try dishes like ilish, chingri malai curry, and kosha mangsho.
- Shah said he would stay in West Bengal for 15 days during the campaign after he joined Suvendu Adhikari to file his Bhabanipur nomination.
- Mamata Banerjee linked the taunt to reports of a Bihar order on open meat sales and claimed the BJP would curb fish and meat trade if it took power in Bengal.
- West Bengal BJP chief Samik Bhattacharya rejected talk of a blanket ban and said people can eat what they want, noting the party objects only to open sale of beef.
- Voting will be held on April 23 and 29 with results on May 4, and the food fight highlights livelihoods tied to street fish markets as well as pride in Bengali cuisine.