'Didi bole khela hobe, BJP bole vikas hobe'!
18 Mar 2021 12:58:16
Kolkata, March 18: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday addressed a rally in Purulia ahead of the West Bengal Assembly elections 2021 and came down hard at Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress and accused it of supporting Maoists. "TMC has created a new breed of Maoists in Bengal who loot public money. It indulged in appeasement politics for 10 years, used lathis against the people", said PM.
Commenting on the water crisis situation in Purulia, PM Modi said, "This land is a witness to Lord Ram and Goddess Sita's exile. This land has Sitakund. It is also said that when goddess Sita was thirsty, Lord Ram got water from the ground by hitting it with an arrow. It is an irony that Purulia faces water crisis today". "These people have given Purulia a life riddled with a water crisis. They have given Purulia, migration. They have given the poor of Purulia, discriminatory governance. They have given Purulia an identity of being one of the most backward areas of the country," PM Modi added.
"First the Left and then the TMC government didn't let industries develop in Purulia. The kind of work that should've been done for irrigation, didn't take place. I know the problems faced in rearing livestock due to less water. TMC govt was busy in its khel by leaving farming on its own," the PM said.
PM Modi said that Bengal has made up its mind long back. "It's been saying 'Lok Sabha mein TMC half aur iss baar poori saaf'. Seeing this determination, didi is taking out her frustration on me. But for us, she's a daughter like crores of daughters of India. Respect for them is part of our culture," Modi said.
Earlier on Wednesday, TMC chief Mamata Banerjee unveiled the party's manifesto, promising a monthly Universal Basic Income for all families, a credit card scheme for students to pursue higher studies and formation of a task force to examine the inclusion.
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