Mamata Banerjee: PM Modi a liar; BJP can't stop me by changing police officers

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee called Prime Minister Narendra Modi a "liar", who has been blabbering lies in the last five years and not fulfilling a single promise made during the last Lok Sabha election in 2014.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Benerjee. PTI Photo (File)

ALIPPUDUAR: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Saturday called Prime Minister Narendra Modi a "liar" and accused him of not fulfilling a single promise made during the last general election in 2014. "Prime Minister Modi is a liar. He has been blabbering lies in the last five years. He has not fulfilled a single promises he made in 2014," she said. Banerjee also mocked Modi's 56 inch chest rhetoric and wryly said even Ravan (demon king) had a big chest does that mean we would support "Ravan raj" in the country. "The BJP has to be defeated in order to save the people of this country. The TMC will lead the formation of the new government at the centre. Bengal will show the way," she said. "Even Ravan had a big chest does that mean we would support 'Ravan raj' in the country", the TMC supremo said. Banerjee wondered how a person who didn't look after his wife would look after the citizens of the country, taking an apparent dig at Modi. She dared the BJP government at the centre to transfer as many state police officers they wanted and claimed that the saffron party won't be able to stop her or her party in the coming Lok Sabha elections. BJP is saying, change all the important officers. But first they have to change me. (It does not matter) if more good officers are changed as instructed by the BJP. Whoever comes in their place is also my officer," Banerjee said at a public rally in Barobhisa in Alipurduar district. "They hold so much grudge against me. The more you (Centre) try to stop me, the more I will go ahead. You won't be able to do anything," she said. Banerjee's comments came a day after the Election Commission removed Kolkata Police Commissioner Anuj Sharma, his counterpart in the Bidhannagar Commissionerate Gyanwant Singh and two Superintendents of Police -- Shyam Singh of Birbhum and P.S. Selvamurugan of Diamond Harbour police district. She also said that her government will not allow the BJP to implement the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in West Bengal by any means. "NRC is being imposed by the BJP in Assam. They are excluding Bengalis and even Hindus. Chasing away Bengalis is not that easy. We will not allow it. In the Citizenship Amendment Bill, they talk about giving citizenship after six years. But what will the families do during that period," she asked. She told the people to take the cash if needed as it was "common man's money", but not give a single vote to the saffron outfit. "They (BJP) are coming here and doling out cash before the elections. Do not give a single vote to the BJP because they want to buy off your pride and democratic rights by giving cash," she said. "Modi used to say he was a 'Chaiwala' (tea seller). Now he has forgotten all that. He promised to deposit Rs 15 lakh in every person's account, but he forgot that too. He looted all of you," Banerjee said. (With inputs from agencies)