Kolkata, Dec. 18 -- All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) National General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Thursday slammed the BJP over its attempts to brand West Bengal as a hub of infiltrators and said that the party "deliberately attempt to defame Bengal".

The TMC leader asked if those who insulted ten crore Bengalis would have the courage to apologise publicly.

Speaking to reporters, Banerjee said that the BJP's carefully crafted conspiracy to brand West Bengal as a "breeding ground for infiltrators" has collapsed under the weight of facts.

"The Election Commission's draft voter list released on Tuesday has shattered the BJP's sensational claims of one to one-and-a-half crore Rohingya deletions, exposing a deliberate attempt to defam...