West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday claimed that 19 States and the Centre have come together to counter her, and that she is single-handedly fighting for the common people. The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance has Governments in 19 States of the country.
Addressing a rally at Suri in Birbhum district, the TMC supremo said the BJP won’t be able to win the West Bengal elections using forces from Delhi.
“The Trinamool Congress will secure over 226 seats in the West Bengal Assembly elections,” she said. Banerjee also alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Mann Ki Baat’ programme is being telecast to influence young minds. “They (BJP) are distributing money… They have transferred everyone (bureaucrats and policemen) to other states so that nobody can catch them.
Money, drugs, arms and voters are being smuggled into West Bengal. Voters are being brought in trains and buses from Bihar to cast their votes. “A total of 19 States and the Central Government have come together against me… I am enough for them. I will continue my fight for the common people because I do not think I am alone. I have the blessings of the public,” she said.
The TMC chief took a swipe at Modi, asking whether he wanted to become the chief minister of West Bengal, in response to his remark that he was the candidate in all the seats. Banerjee said Modi’s statement that he was the candidate in all 294 Assembly seats mirrored her own oft-repeated assertion during election campaigns since 2021.
The PM, while addressing a rally in Siliguri on Sunday, said he was the “BJP’s candidate across all constituencies” in West Bengal. “If Modiji says he is the candidate in 294 seats, then he should resign as prime minister and say he wants to be the chief minister of West Bengal. Let him seek votes for all the constituencies,” she said. “First, decide whether you want to be the prime minister of the country or the chief minister of West Bengal. You are an outsider here. Handle Delhi first, then think about West Bengal,” she said.
