Assembly Election 2021 LIVE Updates: The TMC MP additionally accused Narendra Modi of utilizing his prime ministerial place in Bangladesh to additional BJP’s possibilities of profitable the West Bengal Assembly polls
Assembly Election 2021 LATEST Updates: The TMC MP additionally accused Narendra Modi of utilizing his prime ministerial place in Bangladesh to additional BJP’s possibilities of profitable the West Bengal Assembly polls.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Union Ministers Arjun Ram Meghwal and Giriraj Singh formally unveiled the celebration’s manifesto in Puducherry.
The Election Commission opposed keep of electoral bonds. The ECI mentioned they aren’t against electoral bonds, however need extra transparency.
Announced within the 2017 Union Budget, electoral bonds are interest-free bearer devices used to donate cash anonymously to political events.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah will maintain 4 public rallies in Assam on Friday. He can be campaigning in Kamalpur, Jagiroad, Patharkandi and Silchar.
BJP president JP Nadda can be campaigning in Tamil Nadu on Friday. He can be attending two public conferences in Tittakudi and Thiruvaiyaru and maintain a highway present at Harbour at 4.15 pm.
Accusing chief minister Mamata Banerjee of “taking back Bengal to the 19th century, with no development work undertaken in the past 10 years”, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday mentioned the TMC dispensation, similar to its predecessor, the Left Front, has wronged the individuals of the state.
Singh, who addressed a collection of public conferences in Purulia, Bankura and South 24 Parganas districts, took a dig on the TMC’s khela hobe recreation can be performed slogan, and mentioned Bengal, now on, will witness solely work and improvement.
Alleging that the TMC supremo delivers speeches encouraging acts of violence and aggression, the union minister mentioned, “Unke bhashan mein bhi hingsha hote hai… woh kehti hai ke isko mar bhagao, usko bartan se pit pit kar bhagao (During her speeches, she talks of violence… she asks people to beat up and oust a few, hit others with utensils).”
He questioned if the chief minister “seeks to divide the country” by repeatedly terming individuals who have come from different
states as outsiders.
Stressing that the Bharatiya Jan Sangh, which later grew to become the BJP, was established by Syama Prasad Mookerjee – a son of Bengal – Singh mentioned, “Will any brother from this state be considered an outsider in Uttar Pradesh? All people born on
the soil of India are brothers to each other.”
Claiming that the TMC dispensation has carried out nothing for the individuals of Bengal, Singh mentioned, “How is it attainable that these belonging to at least one celebration (BJP) are outsiders, whilst you, having ruined Bengal, are an insider? The chief minister, as a substitute of
endeavor improvement work, makes inconsiderate remarks.
“Neither ‘Maa nor mati or manush’ (mother, motherland, and people) feel safe in the state.”
Maa, Mati, manush is one other slogan that was coined by the TMC throughout 2009 common election.
Singh additional accused Mamata of not fulfilling her promise of placing an finish to water disaster in Purulia.
“Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on his part, has promised piped water availability in every household of the country by the end of 2024,” the defence minister said.
Drawing parallels between the BJP and former India cricket captain Saurav Ganguly, he mentioned similar to the trendy southpaw, who hit a sixer each time he stepped out of the crease, individuals have positioned the saffron celebration throughout the crease throughout the Lok Sabha polls by giving it 18 seats in West Bengal. No one can now cease us from hitting a sixer,” he mentioned.
Maintaining that the BJP authorities on the Centre has by no means discriminated towards the individuals of the state, as usually alleged by the TMC, the senior saffron celebration chief mentioned, “The Congress-led UPA government at the Centre had given Rs 1.32 lakh crore to Bengal under the 13th Finance Commission, while the Modi government allotted Rs 4.48 lakh crore to the state
under the 14th Finance Commission.”
Noting that greater than 150 saffron camp staff have been killed in West Bengal, the senir BJP chief mentioned that it’s the accountability of the state’s chief minister to make sure the protection and safety of its individuals, regardless of which celebration they bore allegiance to.
“Bomb-making factories are openly being run in Bengal. If the same had happened in Uttar Pradesh (of which he was once the chief minister), the matter would have been dealt with sternly. The BJP, if allowed to form government in Bengal, will make security arrangements not just for saffron camp workers, but also those belonging to the Congress, Left and the TMC,” he mentioned, exuding confidence that his celebration will bag greater than 200 seats within the state.
Emphasising that the BJP isn’t a celebration that creates enmity between individuals, he mentioned, the TMC supremo has been attempting to divide the individuals of Bengal on spiritual traces.
“The BJP will not practice discrimination on the basis of religion. It would rather punish anyone creating trouble or
indulging in such crimes. Now no one will be able to stop Durga Puja celebrations or Saraswati Puja in Bengal,” he mentioned.
Controversy had erupted in 2017 at a college in Tehatta, Nadia district, over celebration of Saraswati puja, with one part of scholars apparently attempting to cease one other group from observing the pageant.
In that very yr, the West Bengal authorities had imposed curbs on Durga idol immersion, because the event coincided with Muharram, however the excessive courtroom later eased the restrictions.
Insisting that the nation has change into stronger beneath the Narendra Modi dispensation, the Defence Minister mentioned that the Indian Army “stood firm” throughout a face-off with China in Ladakh, referring to the incursions by the Chinese PLA and the
disengagement of the armies thereafter.
He additionally mentioned that the nation has taught Pakistan a lesson with airstrikes on terror bases to eradicate ultras, following assaults in Uri and Pulwama in Jammu and Kashmir.
“Modiji has a 56-inch chest. If you want to see a strong India, you have to bring the BJP government to power in Bengal as well,” he mentioned.
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