NEW DELHI: Prime Minster Narendra Modi continued his criticism of Bengal’s Trinamool government in his speech at an election rally in Bankura on Sunday.
Referring to an objectionable graffiti that he had seen, Modi said “Didi’s people are making graffiti on the streets of Bengal wherein she is hitting my head with her foot and playing football. Didi, why are you insulting Bengal’s culture and traditions?”
In the same breath, he added that Mamata Banerjee will not be allowed to kick around the dreams and aspirations of the state’s people.
He chastised the Mamata Banerjee regime, accusing it of blocking central welfare schemes in the state and indulging in scams with funds for various schemes.
BJP makes schemes, while TMC does scams, Modi said, promising to end corruption and ‘TMC-run cartels’ if BJP came to power.
Repeating what he had said in previous rallies, Modi said a BJP government in Bengal will ensure a double-engine growth. Central schemes like Kisan Samman Nidhi, Aayushman Bharat and Jal Jeevan Mission, that have been impeded so far by the state, will be taken up on priority, he added.
“The more I question Didi, the angrier she gets. Now she says that she doesn’t like my face. Didi, in democracy, it is the public service and not the face which is put to test,” Modi said.
PM Modi said Mamata Banerjee has seen the writing on the wall and knows her defeat is certain. She is therefore making excuses and doubting the credibility of EVMs.
(With agency inputs)

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