Abhishek Banerjee Rallies Against BJP 'Migratory Leaders'

Trinamool Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee criticized BJP leaders at a rally, urging West Bengal voters to reject 'migratory leaders' who lack understanding of the state's culture. He claimed the BJP has already faced significant defeats and encouraged voters to continue rejecting the party in the final phases of the Lok Sabha polls.

Attacking the BJP leadership, Trinamool Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Friday said ''migratory leaders'' who come to West Bengal from outside should be given a strong response by the electorate by defeating the saffron party in the last two phases of the ongoing Lok Sabha polls.

Speaking at a public rally at Joynagar in South 24 Parganas in support of party candidate Pratima Mondal, Banerjee alleged that the outsiders who come to the state are not aware of the rich tradition and culture of West Bengal.

''The migratory leaders who come to West Bengal to seek votes should be given the right lesson. They don't have the slightest idea of the tradition and culture of the state,'' Banerjee, also the nephew of Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee, said.

The TMC national general secretary claimed that the 'anti-Bengali' BJP has already been defeated, as indications suggest so far at the end of the last five phases of polls. ''It is now time for the immersion of the saffron party after all the phases are over on June 1,'' he said.

He claimed people have spontaneously voted against the BJP and a new government would be formed at the Centre that is democratic, secular, and progressive.

He alleged that the top BJP leadership, during their speeches at rallies in the state, had sought to win 30 to 35 seats in West Bengal, following which they would strive to topple the elected government in the state.

''It is simply unthinkable how the BJP can stoop to such a low. Time has come to dislodge the dictatorial government at the Centre,'' he said.

He further accused the BJP government of withholding payments to the people of West Bengal under several central schemes like the 100-day work programme since their defeat in the 2021 assembly polls.

''But the Trinamool Congress government has made payments to the people from its own coffers,'' he said.

He also accused the BJP of wanting to stop the flagship social welfare scheme Lakshmir Bhandar, meant for the women of the state.

''Let me steadfastly say that BJP will never come to power in West Bengal and there is no force on earth which will have the guts to stop payments under Lakshmir Bhandar,'' he said.

''The new government of the INDIA bloc, which will assume power very soon at the Centre after the results are out, will remain with the people and look after their interests,'' he said.

He also said prices have risen unabatedly over the last ten years, causing hardships to people.

Referring to the cancellation of OBC certificates in West Bengal by the Calcutta High Court recently, he said Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had already assured that no such cancellations will be allowed.

The chief minister on Friday said the state government will move a higher court to contest the HC order.

Later, addressing another rally in Barasat in support of TMC candidate Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar, Banerjee asserted that based on the trends observed in the concluded phases of the Lok Sabha polls, it is evident that the security deposits of the saffron party's candidates will be forfeited once the results are announced.

Banerjee said Prime Minister Narendra Modi had come to Barasat and said that the women of Sandeshkhali are fighting like Goddess Durga. ''I want to ask whether the Prime Minister had seen the purported sting video which showed the local BJP leader of Sandeshkhali saying that BJP had paid money to women of the area to frame false rape charges against Trinamool Congress. See how the BJP had defamed women of the state and thus, it should be defeated.'' Barasat goes to polls in the final seventh phase on June 1.

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