Saturday, March 26 2005 19:29 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

Kolkata: BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) President L K Advani has alleged that the CPM (Communist Party of India-Marxist)-led Left Front Government has been turning 'a blind eye' to the 'fast changing' religious demographic balance in the border districts of West Bengal.

Such a change has not only harmed communal peace and harmony, ''but also the native culture and social ethos of the areas concerned'', Advani said in a letter to Chief Minister Buddhadev Bhattacharjee.

''We, in the BJP, view this not as a Hindu-Muslim issue, but as an issue that impinges, both in short and long term, on the unity, integrity and security of our nation,'' Advani said.

The leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha alleged that it was regrettable that such an issue, raised by the State BJP chief Tathagata Roy in a letter to the State Home Secretary, was not given importance despite it being 'a potent danger'.

He expressed hope that the Chief Minister would treat the issue 'with the seriousness it deserves'.

Advani was referring to a letter written by State BJP president to the Home Secretary about the 'change in religious demographic pattern' in West Bengal's border districts.