Senior BJP leader Dilip Ghosh on Sunday said the statues of foreigners in Kolkata will be removed if their party is voted to power in West Bengal and that India will be renamed as Bharat. Speaking at a ‘Chai pe Charcha’ programme at Kharagpur , the former BJP state president said, “When our party comes to power in West Bengal, we will remove all statues of foreigners in Kolkata. India will be renamed as Bharat. Those not liking it are free to leave the country.” Senior party leader Rahul Sinha too endorsed Ghosh's remarks saying, “This is the right time to change the name as world leaders are present in New Delhi to attend the G20 summit.” TMC state general secretary Kunal Ghosh said, “BJP leaders are having INDIA-phobia after seeing the strength of the Opposition. They are diverting attention from real issues.”
