Kolkata
The time has ultimately come for West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to kickstart her poll campaign for the forthcoming 2021 Assembly election. During her stop by to Bankura exactly where administrative meetings have been held, Mamata threw an open challenge to the saffron celebration, saying, “If BJP has guts, let them arrest me. I will ensure Trinamool Congress’s (TMC) victory in polls from jail itself.”
Mamata was speaking in context of the Saradha chit fund scam and Narada sting operation exactly where characters resembling TMC leaders have been observed taking cash ahead of the 2016 Assembly poll. “The BJP is not a political party but garbage of lies. At the time of elections, they bring up the issue of Narada and Saradha to intimidate TMC leaders,” she added.
The TMC supremo accused the BJP of poaching its leaders by offering money. “They are calling TMC workers and offering money. They are saying, we will give you Rs2 crore, come over. They told an MLA, I will give you Rs15 lakh now, Rs15 lakh later. Is this a political party? They are a disgrace,” continued Mamata.