The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) used the Pulwama terrorist attack as an electoral issue to retain power in 2019, but has done nothing to liberate the territory that China captured in Ladakh six months ago, member of Lok Sabha and nephew of the minister West Bengal main Mamata Banerjee, Abhishek Banerjee. alleged at a large public rally in his constituency, Diamond Harbor, on Sunday afternoon.
This was their first public meeting in eight months. Taking an aggressive stance, he declared the launch of his election campaign for the next assembly elections.
“The government has not revealed how much territory has been occupied by China. In fact, the prime minister says there is no such occupation, while the Union defense minister claims otherwise. Who is fooling people? We want China to get a proper response, but all Modi has done is ban some Chinese apps. How long do you plan to continue this policy with your false patriotism? Will you liberate this territory before the next elections? “Banerjee said. He is also president of the youth front of the Trinamool Congress (TMC).
“We want India to respond adequately to any country that endangers its sovereignty, be it Pakistan, China, Nepal or Bangladesh. But why is the government silent for six months despite the fact that China has occupied our territory in Ladakh? Are the lives of our soldiers who died in Galwan worthless? Banerjee questioned.
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In recent months, Banerjee has been singled out and attacked by BJP state and central leaders. In his speech, Banerjee challenged Prime Minister Modi and other BJP leaders to take his name instead of referring to him as bhaipo (nephew in Bengal) or bhatija (nephew in Hindi) in their public speeches.
“In his demonstration in Diamond Harbor before the last elections, Modi said that ‘bhatija’ will lose the limelight. I challenge Modi and BJP leaders of all ranks to take my name. Neither the Prime Minister nor the others have that courage. Every time they did, he would drag them up to the high court and rub their noses against the ground. That is why they are afraid to take my name these days, ”Banerjee said.
“I am not afraid to take names. I am boldly saying that Amit Shah, Kailash Vijayvargiya, Amit Malviya, Sunil Deodhar and the others are outsiders. I’m saying that Dilip Ghosh (BJP state president) is a rogue and a mob. I am saying that Vijayvargiya’s son Akash is a ruffian, ”Banerjee said.
In reaction to this, Vijayvargiya said: “Banerjee has been rocked by the raids that the income tax department and the Central Bureau of Investigation are carrying out against a don from the coal mafia close to him. He has lost his balance. I don’t want to react to this. “
Dilip Ghosh, on the other hand, said: “If he says I’m a ruffian, so be it. I am a ruffian. Stop me if you can. Now is my time. The TMC has tortured people and deprived them during these years ”.
At the rally, Banerjee also attacked the BJP over the development issue.
“We can show with statistics that the TMC government in Bengal has performed much better than the BJP government in the Center in several fields. I challenge the BJP to send any central minister or any number of leaders to sit down to debate with me on a live TV show. I will not show my face if I cannot support our claim with data. Why is your policy based on religion and not development? “Banerjee said.
Speaking at length about state government development projects, Banerjee said, “TMC is a party of the people. Mamata Banerjee has made many sacrifices and so have you (the workers). She is the sun. You (the opposition) will burn if you try to touch it, ”Banerjee said.
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