Hyderabad, Sept. 8 -- BJP National Spokesperson CR Kesavan has strongly condemned TMC MLA Abdur Rahim Bakshi's reported remarks threatening to "pour acid" into BJP MLA Shankar Ghosh's mouth saying that such violent and abrasive statements have no place in a civilised democracy.

He further said that such statements reflect the mindset and violent culture of the TMC and the people of West Bengal will give a fitting lesson to Mamata Banerjee's misrule and the TMC in the future.

Speaking to ANI, Kesavan said, "Does the TMC now denote 'Tushtikaran' mentality culture? This is what the people of West Bengal and the people of India are asking, and this is because in recent times, TMC leaders have been using anarchic language, especially in the ...