Mamata Banerjee accuses Amit Shah of plotting to harass TMC leaders

Mamata also alleged that Shah was plotting whom to get arrested and against who to use the CBI and the ED

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday launched a scathing attack on Union Minister Amit Shah, accusing him of conspiring against the Trinamool Congress (TMC). She also sought to know whether Shah was running the Election Commission.

Addressing two back-to-back rallies in Bankura district, Mamata said that Shah was getting frustrated over the poor turnout at his rallies and was hatching conspiracies to harass TMC leaders with Central agencies.

“Amit Shah is getting increasingly frustrated over poor turnout at his rallies and instead of running the country, he is camping in Kolkata and hatching conspiracies to harass TMC leaders. What do they (BJP) want? Do they want to murder me? Do they think that by killing me they will win the elections? If so they are making a big mistake,” said Mamata.

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She further alleged that Shah was plotting whom to get arrested and against who to use the CBI and the ED. Mamata also said that warrants were being issued against those who were involved in the land agitation in Nandigram.

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“Is he (Shah) running the Election Commission (EC)? We want the election to be free and fair but will never accept Amit Shah’s intervention in EC’s work. Who is Amit Shah to guide the EC? He is interfering in the day to day work of the EC,” said Mamata.

“What happened to EC’s independence? My director security was removed by them (EC) under Amit Shah’s instruction,” said Mamata. She said that the CBI has even sent a notice to Bengal’s Home Secretary adding that if needed she will sit on a dharna in front of the EC’s office even with her broken leg.

She further alleged that the BJP Government at the Centre was selling PSUs and public sector banks and urged the people to unite against them. Referring to the renaming of a stadium after Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Mamata said that if given a chance the BJP will even rename the country.

At another rally in the district, the TMC supremo slammed Shah for garlanding a statue mistakenly thinking that it was of tribal icon Birsa Munda’s. She further alleged that the bust of Bengal Renaissance icon Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar was vandalised in Kolkata in 2019 in presence of Shah.

“I have written to the Prime Minister to arrange free Covid-19 vaccines for everyone in Bengal and said that the State Government was ready to bear the cost. But received no reply from him,” said Mamata.