People of Nandigram will make BJP ‘April fool’ on April 1: CM Mamata Banerjee

Nandigram: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday (March 9) held her first mega rally in East Midnapore`s Nandigram, the place the Trinamool Congress supremo will file the nomination on March 10. Addressing booth-level TMC staff a day forward of submitting her nomination for the seat, she mentioned individuals who had “sold their souls to outsiders from Gujarat” are insulting the Nandigram motion by enjoying the communal card.

Feisty West Bengal chief minister mentioned, “Some people are saying that I am an outsider. I, being a Bengali, is an outsider and you people who are from Delhi are not outsiders?.” 

“If you don’t want me to file the nomination, I will not, but if you consider me your daughter then I will move ahead with filing my nomination,” mentioned Mamata Banerjee.

Bringing alive previous recollections of the Nandigram anti-land acquisition protests, the TMC supremo got here down exhausting on these calling her an outsider in Nandigram, and for them individuals “coming from Gujarat” are insiders.

Banerjee is pitted in opposition to her former confidante Suvendu Adhikari, who joined the BJP a while in the past, within the high-profile seat. Without naming Adhikari even as soon as, she mentioned she had made up her thoughts to contest both from the Singur or Nandigram–the two cradles of anti-land acquisition movement– that catapulted her to energy in 2011.

Mamata mentioned she has determined to contest from Nandigram as a result of of overwhelming response of the individuals, including “I have heard some people are calling me an outsider in Nandigram. I am amazed. I was born and brought up in the neighbouring Birbhum district, and the person who is calling me an outsider was also not born here.” 

Adhikari has usually referred to as himself “bhoomiputra” (son of the soil) whereas in search of to get again on the TMC supremo who has been focusing on the BJP with the “party of outsiders” barb.

Banerjee accused Adhikari of making an attempt to incite communal passions, and mentioned, “Those who have sold their souls to the outsiders are insulting the Nandigram land acquisition movement by playing the communal card.”

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“Some people are talking about 70:30 ratio (of Hindu- Muslim population). Those doing that are insulting the sacred Nandigram movement which people of both communities fought together. People of Nandigram will make BJP ‘April fool’ on April 1 when polling is held,” she asserted. 

Adhikari provides name to overthrow TMC from energy in Bengal

Senior BJP chief Suvendu Adhikari as we speak gave a clarion name to oust the TMC from energy in Bengal as he led a ‘padayatra’ within the Jhargram district. Sporting a saffron ’tilak’ on his brow, Adhikari chanted ‘Hare Krishna Hare Hare, BJP Ghore Ghore’ (BJP in each family), as a battery of saffron celebration staff cheered for him.

Some of his supporters additionally raised the slogan ‘TMC sarkar aar nei darkar’ (we do not want the TMC authorities any longer), whereas holding excessive lotus image cutouts and saffron- colored balloons.

Adhikari, who crossed over to the BJP from the TMC in December final 12 months, has been pitted reverse his ex-party supremo and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in a do-or-die contest in Nandigram.

Talking to reporters, Adhikari mentioned he will marketing campaign for saffron camp candidates of Paschim Medinipur and Jangalmahal each different day. 

(With Agency Inputs)