Mamata Banerjee accusing BJP out of desperation: Rajnath Singh

Rubbishing West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee's comments that PM Modi and the BJP are incompetent, Defence Minister and BJP leader Rajnath Singh said that Mamata's allegations are due to "her own frustration."

"No one levelled allegations except Mamata didi. Reports of probe agencies & Observers state that the accident occurred due to security lapses. I hope she recovers soon. But it's a result of her desperation that she's accusing BJP for her injury," Singh told ANI.

On the BJP heading to polls without a CM face, he said, "No. Ours is a democratic party. The elected MLAs will choose their leader."

West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee on Monday said no conspiracy can stop her from campaigning ahead of the assembly polls in the state and will continue to fight against the BJP.

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Addressing her first rally in a district after being injured at the hustings in Nandigram, Banerjee said as long as she has her voice and her heart functions, she will continue to fight.

"Wait for a few days, my legs will be better. I will see whether your legs move freely on Bengal's soil," Banerjee said without naming anyone.

"No other government in the world has been able to do as much work as ours. Their (BJP) prime minister cannot run the country, totally incompetent," she said.

Banerjee was injured in her left leg, head and chest while campaigning in Nandigram on March 10 after filing her nomination from the high-profile seat, an incident the ruling TMC claimed was a "BJP conspiracy to take her life".

The Election Commission, however, ruled out that there was an attack on the chief minister after reviewing the reports sent by its two special poll observers and the state government.

(With inputs from agencies)