Taking potshots at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for “spreading lies and canards” against her government, West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee on Monday said the voters will witness “Didi versus BJP” fight in all the 294 assembly constituencies of the state.
Expressing confidence of returning to power for the third consecutive time, Mamata Banerjee alleged the BJP leaders come to West Bengal only during elections and spread canards and lies.
“He is lecturing us on women's safety. What is the situation of women in BJP-ruled states? What is the situation in Modi's favourite Gujarat?” she asked.
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The West Bengal Chief Minister also took a jibe at the Prime Minister over inclusion of his picture in COVID-19 vaccination certificates, saying “the day wasn't far when the country will be named after him”.
“The Prime Minister has named a stadium after him. He has put his photographs on COVID-19 vaccination certificates. A day will come when the country will be named after him,” she said.
The Chief Minister, who led a rally in Kolkata on the occasion of International Women’s Day, also countered Prime Minister Modi’s claim that the feminine gender do not feel safe in West Bengal.
“Had that been the case, they wouldn't have been able to move around freely at night,” she said, adding Prime Minister Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah should shift their focus on the BJP-ruled states where media reports suggest “four rapes and two killings have been recorded every day over the past two years”.
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Senior TMC leaders Chandrima Bhattacharyaa and Mala Roy besides scores of party workers also joined the rally, which commenced in College Square area in central Kolkata and concluded five kilometres away near Dorina crossing.
The West Bengal Chief Minister’s outburst against the Prime Minister came a day after he lashed out at her while addressing an election rally at Kolkata’s Brigade Parade Ground.
Promising a “Sonar Bangla” (Golden Bengal) if the BJP is voted to power in the state, Prime Minister Modi took the TMC Government to task for letting down the people of West Bengal.
Voting for the 294-member West Bengal Assembly will be held in eight phases beginning March 27 and ending on April 29. The results will be declared on May 2.