Trinamool Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Saturday launched a sharp attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party, comparing the party to a snake and urging voters to defeat it in the upcoming elections.
Addressing a rally in Alipurduar as part of his Abar Jitbe Bangla campaign, Banerjee called on voters to stand in queues and deliver a verdict through electronic voting machines.
“BJP is like a snake. If you keep 1 or 18 in your backyard, eventually it will bite you. This time in the upcoming elections, ensure that no snake is there in Alipurduar. I am 10 times more stubborn than the BJP, and against this behaviour, only the BJP bows down. In the upcoming polls, stand in the queue to teach them a lesson through EVM. Those who want to change the constitution will eventually be removed from power,” Banerjee said at the rally.
The TMC leader began his month-long Abar Jitbe Bangla campaign on Friday from South 24 Parganas ahead of the West Bengal Assembly elections. The campaign is focused on highlighting the achievements of the state government under Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, while mounting an offensive against the BJP on a range of political and administrative issues.
The remarks come amid an escalating political confrontation between the TMC and the BJP over the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in West Bengal.
Addressing a separate rally in South 24 Parganas, Banerjee accused the BJP of defaming the state by alleging the presence of Bangladeshi and Rohingya nationals in West Bengal. He said the issue was raised during his recent visit to New Delhi, where he was questioned by Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on the removal of alleged illegal voters from the electoral rolls.
“These people defame Bengal by claiming that it is full of Rohingyas and Bangladeshis. When I asked Gyanesh Kumar how many Bangladeshis and Rohingyas were removed from the electoral rolls, he started pointing fingers at me,” Banerjee said.
Describing the BJP as Bangla-birodhi, or anti-Bengal, Banerjee said the forthcoming elections were not only about defeating the party but also about holding it accountable for repeatedly targeting the state. He added that while he had gone to Delhi this time, the Chief Minister would do so next.
“I told him, ‘Put your finger down – you are nominated and I am elected.’ Here, people are dying, and Gyanesh is expecting that we would go to meet him with flowers. This is TMC. This time I went to Delhi; next time Mamata Banerjee will go. Then what will you do? This election is not just to defeat them but to teach these Bangla-birodhi a lesson,” he said.
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