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'We Are Not Safe': Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee Says BJP Targeting Her, Nephew Abhishek Banerjee

Mamata Banerjee's allegation came a day after the Leader of Opposition in the assembly Suvendu Adhikari said that there would be a "big explosion on Monday which will shake the TMC and its top brass".

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday alleged that the BJP is targeting her and TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee and claimed that they don't not feel safe.

Mamata's allegation came a day after the Leader of Opposition in the assembly Suvendu Adhikari said that there would be a "big explosion on Monday which will shake the TMC and its top brass".

"The BJP is targeting me and Abhishek, we are not safe, but we are also not afraid of the saffron party's conspiracy. We urge everyone to be on guard against a conspiracy against TMC leaders and the people of West Bengal," the Bengal CM said while addressing an election rally in Kumarganj in Balurghat Lok Sabha seat, according to PTI.

Responding to Suvendu's remark, the TMC supremo said, "There is a traitor who joined the BJP to protect his family and ill-gotten wealth. Let me tell him, his threat to trigger a chocolate bomb explosion is treated with contempt by us."

"We will counter him by bursting firecrackers. For us firecrackers are unravelling discrepancies in PM Care Fund and 'jumla' of crediting Rs 15 lakh in every citizen's bank account. He only peddles falsehood," she added.

Mamata also hit out at the Narendra Modi government for the change in the colour of the Doordarshan logo and accused the it of painting independent institutions such as Doordarshan in saffron hues.

She said that the BJP "appropriating the colour" was an insult to sacrifices made by monks and spiritual leaders of the country for ages.

She wondered how the logo of Doordarshan could be painted in saffron during elections, alleging it was done to suit the BJP's "religion-based vote bank politics and agenda".

"Why did the DD logo suddenly turn saffron? Why were official residences of army personnel painted in saffron? Why was the uniform of police in Kashi (Varanasi) changed to saffron?" she questioned.

Meanwhile, Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh alleged that lawlessness was prevailing in West Bengal under the Mamata Banerjee-led government.

He also said that despite the state having a woman chief minister, incidents like Sandeshkhali were taking place.

"There is lawlessness in West Bengal under the Mamata Banerjee dispensation," Singh said, addressing an election rally here in Murshidabad Lok Sabha constituency in favour of BJP candidate Gouri Shankar Ghosh.

He added said that “people across the world were ashamed” over the allegations of atrocities on women in Sandeshkhali.

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