KOLKATA: West Bengal leader minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday launched a scathing assault on the BJP for urging the Election Commission (EC) to declare Bengal as a super delicate state all through the 2019 Lok Sabha elections and stated that the saffron birthday party leaders are insulting the state as she and her birthday party are combating in opposition to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and birthday party president Amit Shah.
"What is the reason for declaring all the booths sensitive? Don't you think it is a humiliation, an insult? Why is the BJP so sensitive about Bengal? Why are they so scared?" Banerjee instructed newshounds here following a meeting with birthday party candidates for the polls.
"Bengal is a very peaceful state. What are they insulting Bengal for? Is it because we are fighting the battle against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP President Amit Shah? Is it because we are raising our voice against the BJP? Do they want to curb our voice?" she requested.
Pointing towards a host of papers in her hand as executive reviews, the Trinamool Congress supremo stated that the general public who have been killed within the recent elections within the state belonged to the Trinamool Congress.
She additionally stated the claims made by means of senior BJP leaders, together with Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, relating to severe lapse within the law and order state of affairs in Bengal are "blatant lies."
"Let them declare all the people in Bengal as sensitive. Every year so many festivities take place here. Close to 60 lakh people come here during the Ganga Sagar Mela, crores come during Durga Puja every year, and not a single untoward incident has been recorded," she stated.
Banerjee additionally flayed the BJP for tough a distinct Central observer to watch the media in Bengal and stated it is a disgrace that the ruling birthday party is trying to curb the liberty of press.
"They want to control the media also. It is a matter of shame. How can a party ask for a special observer to control the media? Have they lost their sense, their credibility?" she questioned.
"What is the reason for declaring all the booths sensitive? Don't you think it is a humiliation, an insult? Why is the BJP so sensitive about Bengal? Why are they so scared?" Banerjee instructed newshounds here following a meeting with birthday party candidates for the polls.
"Bengal is a very peaceful state. What are they insulting Bengal for? Is it because we are fighting the battle against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP President Amit Shah? Is it because we are raising our voice against the BJP? Do they want to curb our voice?" she requested.
Pointing towards a host of papers in her hand as executive reviews, the Trinamool Congress supremo stated that the general public who have been killed within the recent elections within the state belonged to the Trinamool Congress.
She additionally stated the claims made by means of senior BJP leaders, together with Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, relating to severe lapse within the law and order state of affairs in Bengal are "blatant lies."
"Let them declare all the people in Bengal as sensitive. Every year so many festivities take place here. Close to 60 lakh people come here during the Ganga Sagar Mela, crores come during Durga Puja every year, and not a single untoward incident has been recorded," she stated.
Banerjee additionally flayed the BJP for tough a distinct Central observer to watch the media in Bengal and stated it is a disgrace that the ruling birthday party is trying to curb the liberty of press.
"They want to control the media also. It is a matter of shame. How can a party ask for a special observer to control the media? Have they lost their sense, their credibility?" she questioned.
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