New Delhi, March 12 -- Union Minister and West Bengal BJP President Sukanta Majumdar on Wednesday 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 Mama...