West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee on Thursday downplayed the Election Commission discover slapped on her for an enchantment to minorities to not break up their votes.
TMC supremo hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi questioning as to what number of complaints have been filed in opposition to him even supposing he tries to create a wedge between the Hindus and Muslims.
The TMC chief, who was talking within the Domjur meeting constituency within the state’s Howrah district, sounded defiant in her tone stating “it hardly matters even if 10 show-cause notices are issued against me”.
“I am telling everyone to vote unitedly, there will no division. How many complaints have been filed against Narendra Modi? He does Hindu-Muslim every day,” she added questioning as to why no complaints have been lodged in opposition to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders who bask in the identical techniques because the Prime Minister.
The Chief Minister hit out at her detractors and categorically stated that she stands by the members of all castes irrespective of their religion.
“How many complaints have been registered against those people who called Nandigram’s Muslims Pakistanis? Aren’t they ashamed? They can’t do anything against me. I am with Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs, Christians as well as tribals,” she said.
Banerjee also used the occasion to take potshots at Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
“I respect the central forces. But I have zero respect for those who are puppets of the BJP and try to intimidate the mothers and sisters so that they vote for the BJP. Do not listen to Amit Shah. Do not listen to us either. But do your work properly,” Banerjee said.
“You are not allowing my (West Bengal) retired officers to work because you (Centre) think they are incompetent but you are allowing your retired officers to work. What kind of discrimination is this?” she asked.
Taking the ruling BJP at the Centre to task, the TMC supremo alleged “you have sold the country”.
“You have told the national media to lie about me. You filed a complaint against me,” she said.
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Asserting ‘Khela Hobe’ (the sport is on), she threw a ball from the stage in the direction of the group exclaiming the BJP will likely be bowled out in West Bengal.
The Chief Minister’s outburst got here a day after the Election Commission despatched a discover to her over alleged violation of the Model Code of Conduct in a speech the place she urged Muslims to unite and vote for the TMC.
The ballot panel requested the TMC chief to reply in 48 hours. The discover was issued after Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) members met the ballot officers in search of motion over the matter. The saffron social gathering alleged that she promoted enmity between Hindus and Muslims in her speech.
The BJP in its memorandum submitted to the Election Commission additionally emphasised that her enchantment was extremely divisive and communal in nature, stating that she cited faith to make Muslims vote just for the TMC.
