Prime Minister Narendra Modi criticized West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday, saying she questioned the credibility of the Election Commission, security forces and EVM.s was a sure sign of their impending defeat.
Addressing a public meeting in Tarakeshwar in the Hooghly district, Modi said: “On the cricket ground, if a player keeps asking questions about the referee’s decisions … you can assume there is a problem with (his) game. .. He said he used to believe in the same security forces and Electoral Commission but today he defames them. The same agency and the EVMs were good when they helped you come to power in Bengal for 10 years, “he said.
Modi said that he will come to West Bengal after May 2 (the counting day) to attend the swearing-in ceremony of the new Chief Minister who will be from the BJP.
“The two phases of the voting phases have sealed the result of the elections. The more phases of the elections are held, the more Didi will be angry. Didi, you face defeat. It is time to accept. Choice ‘khela noy’ (not a game). Khela noy democracy. Didir khela sesh hobe (Didi’s game will come to an end), ”he said.
“I will tell the new Chief Minister that I will send money from Delhi. Use them as soon as possible. I will also make sure that the farmers receive their arrears that Didi stopped. Each farmer will receive 18,000 rupees in his account before Durga Puja, ”he added.
The prime minister continued: “Didi, you must trust the people of Bengal. They have said that you will have to leave Nabanna (secretary of state) with your Taka Maar Company (TMC). “
Speaking of Singur, who had seen Tata Motors move its Nano plant to Gujarat from there, Modi said: “TMC deceived the people of Singur with its movement against land acquisition. Today, the people of Singur have no direction. There is no industry in Hooghly that was once known as an industrial belt. Farmers do not have cold rooms to preserve their products, especially potatoes. They are fed up with the raj union that has flourished under the TMC. “
Referring to Banerjee’s claims that those who attend BJP rallies are paid to do so, Modi said: “Stop insulting the people of Bengal by saying you get paid to attend our rallies. The people of Bengal are people who respect themselves. They cannot be bought. “
Later, at a rally in Sonarpur in South 24 Parganas, Modi said that Banerjee has admitted defeat to Nandigram and plans to contest Varanasi’s 2024 Lok Sabha polls.
“After feeling their defeat against Nandigram, the TMC decided to present Didi in two seats. Now they are talking about Mamata Didi fighting the Varanasi Lok Sabha polls. This proves that Didi has admitted defeat in Bengal and is looking for a place outside the state, ”Modi said.
Ridiculing Banerjee, the prime minister added: “There (Varanasi) you will see a lot of ‘chotiwala’ and ’tilak’ athletes. You will also be able to listen to Har har Mahadev together with Jai Shri Ram. I will advise you not to get angry with the people of UP and the people of Varanasi. They have given me a lot of love and they will also give you a lot of respect. They will not call him a ‘stranger’ or a ‘tourist’ or a ‘tourist gang’ ”.
On Thursday, Modi, at a rally, had asked if Banerjee was presenting his nomination from a second seat. In response, TMC MP Derek O’Brien claimed that she would win Nandigram and not compete from any other seat. TMC MP Mahua Moitra said that Banerjee will compete from Varanasi, which is Prime Minister Modi’s Lok Sabha constituency, and advised him to put on his “armor”.
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