New Delhi, April 17 -- A fresh controversy has erupted in West Bengal after a video surfaced allegedly showing senior BJP leader Dilip Ghosh urging Hindus to keep weapons at home for self-defence. The remarks, made at a public rally in North 24 Parganas district in the wake of recent communal violence in Murshidabad, have ignited fierce criticism from the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC), which has branded the comments "provocative" and accused the BJP of stoking communal discord.

In the purported video, Dilip Ghosh, a former state BJP chief, is heard admonishing the Hindu community for prioritising consumer goods over security. "Hindus are buying television sets, refrigerators and new furniture. But they don't have a single weapon at hom...