With Prime Minister Narendra Modi holding a public rally ahead of legislative assembly polls in her state, West Bengal chief Mamata Banerjee on Sunday asserted that "change is set to happen in Delhi, not in Bengal".
"Poribortan (change) will happen in Delhi, not in Bengal. He (PM Modi) said there is no women security in Bengal but look at UP (Uttar Pradesh), Bihar & other states. Women are safe in Bengal", Banerjee said as she referred to a state where Modi’s BJP is in power.
Her statement came in response to Prime Minister Modi's statements during his massive public rally in Kolkata city.
“I have come here to make you believe in 'Asol Poribortan', believe in Bengal's development, in change of Bengal's situation, in increasing investment and industries in Bengal, and in the reconstruction of Bengal", Modi stated at Kolkata’s Brigade Parade Ground during his rally, which witnessed highly popular Bollywood actor Mithun Chakraborty joining the BJP.
Meanwhile, TMC leader and state chief Banerjee held a “Padayatra” (walkathon) in West Bengal’s Siliguri city to protest against the steep hike in the price of LPG cylinders, targeting the federally governing Modi government.
Accompanied by thousands of supporters, Banerjee set off on Darjeeling More's protest march at around 2 pm.
BJP is looting people by regularly hiking LPG prices. Women have been hit the hardest & I’m disgusted at Centre’s lack of intent to cut taxes & lessen their burden. In protest, today I’ll be leading an all women michil at Siliguri.
— Mamata Banerjee (@MamataOfficial) March 7, 2021
REDUCE LPG PRICES NOW! #IndiaAgainstLPGLoot
India knows about a syndicate that is Modi and Amit Shah's syndicate: West Bengal CM and TMC chief Mamata Banerjee in Siliguri https://t.co/OY3foZXeRV pic.twitter.com/uTyZl3nnzE
— ANI (@ANI) March 7, 2021
Bengal Tigress #MamataBanerjee taking on Mo-Shah, Central ministers, Central agencies, their muscle-money power by hitting the streets against #BJP and their anti-people policies. Bring it on! Khela to Hobe.#WestBengalElections2021 #Modi #WestBengalPolls pic.twitter.com/rpPW1nkZWH
— Bhartendu Sharma (@Bhartendulkar) March 7, 2021
The BJP has emerged as the main opposition party to the TMC in West Bengal state.
