Bengal BJP leaders will highlight the “plight of party supporters” in the aftermath of Assembly poll results across Bengal and in Delhi on Wednesday to counter Mamata Banerjee’s signature annual Martyrs’ Day on July 21.

Trinamul turncoat Suvendu Adhikari, who used to be a main draw on Martyrs’ Day till he switched to the BJP last December, will lead the BJP’s assault in Calcutta. The BJP’s Nandigram MLA and Bengal assembly’s leader of Opposition, will be present at BJP’s party office at Hastings, Calcutta, along with other state leaders.

In Delhi, state BJP chief and Midnapore MP Dilip Ghosh and the other party MPs from Bengal will sit in a demonstration at Raj Ghat as part of the event named Shaheed Shraddhanjali or ‘Respect to the Martyrs’.

Some sources close to Adhikari claimed that the idea of a counter event on July 21 first came from him.

“This event will be observed by all BJP workers right up to the booths…The programme will also be live streamed on social media platforms so that we can inform Bengalis across the world about the breakdown of law and order in Bengal and the plight of BJP workers…” state BJP’s chief spokesperson Samik Bhattacharya said.

On Wednesday, images of victims of post-poll result violence will be displayed at all the BJP party offices in the state and in Delhi. “The world must know what Trinamul did in Bengal,” said Bhattacharyaa. According to him, from May 2, when the poll results were announced, 38 BJP workers were killed and 30 of them died even before May 5, the day Mamata took oath as chief minister.

Since its drubbing the BJP has focussed on post-poll result violence to combat the Trinamul politically.

They have moved court on this issue, raised it with the governor of Bengal, in the state Assembly and Centre.

Now the BJP is planning to make the July 21 event of the party a success as part of its strategy to challenge Mamata.

“There is no doubt that July 21 is an important event in Bengal politics as it is Mamata’s signature event... Hence we wanted to create a signature event for ourselves on the same day. Secondly Trinamul has planned to telecast Mamata Banerjee’s speech on giant screens in six other states apart from Bengal. This (the BJP event) will be our opportunity to counter her claims and highlight the real situation of Bengal in front of the world…” a state BJP office bearer said.