Kolkata Mar 18 PTI TMC candidate for Ballygunge assembly by-poll Babul Supriyo who switched over to the Mamata Banerjee-led party from the BJP last September on Friday said his decision to quit the saffron party was prompted by politics of hatred and divisiveness practised by its membersThe former MP had left the BJP shortly after losing his ministerial berth at the CentreOften trolled on social media over his decision to switch camps Supriyo on Friday tagging Bengal BJPs official page tweeted My decision to quit was prompted by the politics of hatred divisiveness practised in the saffron camp I could no longer reconcile to such brand of politics Asserting that he would do whatever was needed to protect the heritage culture and secular values of Bengal Supriyo said People of Asansol know I had never practiced the sectarian and narrow 7030 or 8020 politics in Bengal and will never do that The Left had accused the former minister of fuelling communal sentiments following a riot in Asansol area of Paschim Bardhaman district in 2018Alleging that he was betrayed by the BJP leadership in Bengal Supriyo stated I would work to uphold the motto of unity in diversity He also said that he could not accept the regular insults made to Bengalis the refusal to acknowledge the good work of a BengaliResponding to his allegations BJP national vice-president Dilip Ghosh wondered why he woke up to the true character of the BJP this lateWe never saw such a treacherous personality before he saidIf he thinks Bengalis are not getting due recognition how come he was made a union minister by Shri Narendra Modi in 2014 despite being a new entrant in politics He was a singer and had no political background Has he forgotten how he was defeated by the TMC in Tollygunje last year Ghosh saidEchoing him BJP national secretary Anupam Hazra said it was ironical that Supriyo did not discover these traits and vices when he was a minister We are lucky to have got ridden of such unprincipled unethical person Hazra said PTI SUS RMS RMS