Minutes after the 24-hour ban on canvassing ended, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday mentioned that efforts are on to cease her from campaigning and asserted she is a road fighter and gained’t be cowed down by the ”intimidation techniques” of the BJP. Banerjee, who earlier within the day had performed a 3.5- hour lengthy dharna in opposition to the EC’s resolution to prohibit her from campaigning for twenty-four hours, mentioned the folks of the state would take a name on stopping her from campaigning whereas the saffron occasion leaders can marketing campaign.
”In the fifth part (of polling on April 17), the silence interval is 72 hours, and I couldn’t marketing campaign for twenty-four hours. So I can’t marketing campaign for 96 hours. The BJP can marketing campaign, and I’m not allowed to marketing campaign. I cannot say something, the folks of Bengal will take a name on it. They are watching every thing,” she mentioned whereas addressing a rally at Barasat. Asserting that she has been a road fighter and gained’t be cowed down by such ”intimidation techniques” of the saffron camp, the feisty TMC boss mentioned, ”Efforts are on by the BJP and its companies to cease her from campaigning”.
”The BJP needs to cease me from campaigning as they’ve sensed defeat,” she mentioned. The Election Commission had barred Banerjee from campaigning for twenty-four hours from Monday 8 pm for her remarks in opposition to the central forces and a press release that had alleged non secular overtones.
Banerjee demanded that BJP leaders who’re accused of making vitriolic statements be banned from campaigning by EC. ”Why are BJP leaders making hate speeches and vitriolic feedback allowed to go scot-free simply with a warning? The EC should look into it and I enchantment to them to ban them on this election,” she mentioned.
Accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi of making an attempt to affect the elections by campaigning on the times of voting, Banerjee demanded that the EC cease it. ”On each election day, the Prime Minister is coming to Bengal and influencing voters. This has to cease. There is a few etiquette of the Prime Minister’s put up. If wanted, I can even cease campaigning on the day of polls. The EC should cease this,” she mentioned at one other rally at Bidhan Nagar.
Banerjee challenged Union Home Minister Amit Shah on a debate on her developmental work for the politically essential Matua neighborhood within the state. ”He (shah) is telling lies daily. If I fail to show that I’ve accomplished rather a lot of developmental work for the neighborhood, I’ll give up politics. But in the event you fail to show your level, you’ll have to do sit-ups. I can even do sit-ups if I fail to show my level,” she mentioned.
Stating that she will probably be going to Sitalkuchi in Cooch Behar on Wednesday morning, Banerjee mentioned that she would meet the households of those that died in CISF firing there throughout polling on April 10. ”I additionally need to meet relations of the BJP employee who was killed on that day by anti-socials. The BJP themselves have killed their staff and are blaming others. I’ve nothing in opposition to BJP staff. I respect them,” she mentioned.
Banerjee mentioned this election is to save Bengal’s status and delight.
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