Hooghly (WB), May 15 (FN Representative) People are saying this time the BJP will not even cross 200 seats, said West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday.Addressing electioneering here, she said, “Through the Sandeshkhali conspiracy, they insulted our mothers and sisters. Who gave them the right to insult our women? The more days pass by, the more arrogant they get.They are desperate to win. But the country’s voice is also united in calling for their defeat. Nobody was able to predict Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s defeat in 2004. He gave the slogan for INDIA Shining, but the winds changed and the people didn’t vote for him.” “The entire country has understood that the BJP is full of the biggest thieves. Four phases of polling have already concluded, and the BJP is losing all of them. In the remaining three phases as well, there isn’t much scope for the BJP to win seats. The BJP might continue to lie and spread propaganda, but they will not be able to win. In their arrogance, the BJP had claimed 400 Paar. ““But people are saying that this time they will not even cross 200 seats. We will provide all support to the INDIA Bloc—barring the CPI(M) and Congress of Bengal, who are helping the BJP—from outside to aid the formation of the government in Delhi and ensure that our women in Bengal do not face any troubles. Or the MGNREGA scheme doesn’t hit roadblocks here.” “Every seat is important when it comes to defeating the BJP. If the BJP comes to power again in Delhi, our existence will be in danger—be it for Tapashilis, Adivasis, farmers, labourers, women, or any common person,” said Banerjee.Banerjee said, “A political party should stand by its words, as it is their commitment to the people. We have fulfilled each of our promises: Lakshmir Bhandar, Khadya Sathi, Krishak Bandhu, and Smart Credit Cards for students. Additionally, we also ensured Sabooj Sathi cycles, smartphones for students, and Swasthya Sathi cards. ““On the other hand, the BJP hasn’t kept its promises. He promised to give Rs 15 lakh in bank accounts, but he didn’t give anything! They promised to give 2 crore jobs per year, i.e., 10crore jobs in 5 years, but no jobs were given. It was nothing but a fake promise,” she added. “Prachar Babu loves to take his pictures and is now spreading misleading advertisements. Now, they are showing in their advertisements that those over 70 years of age will be able to access free medical care under their scheme. But what about those who are below 70 years of age? Should they be left to die? Ask the comrade leaders.
We have already ensured Swasthya Sathi cards for the treatment of all. The state government bears the cost of Swasthya Sathi,” she stated.“They raise the issue of Ayushman Bharat now and then. But why should I implement a scheme that is exclusionary and requires the state government to pay 50% of the costs? Not everyone is eligible for Ayushman Bharat, including those who have motorcycles.” “Why is Modi Babu mentioning the age criterion now amid polls? Announcing these things during elections is breaking the Code of Conduct. Modi Babu, you are breaking the Code of Conduct. Even the Election Commission is behaving like the puppet of Modi.” “Why should elections be stretched up to 3 months, obstructing development, just to support Modi Babu? I have never seen such a stretched election duration before. One election commissioner resigned in protest over matters related to Bengal. The PM is claiming to give free electricity and cooking gas, but people have not gotten anything.” “He claims to give free rations, but it is a lie. We give free rations. He claims to provide water.connections, but that is also a lie. Modi’s Guarantee is nothing but Guarantee 420,” she said, adding, “He accepted an upside-down portrait of Rabindranath Tagore and called himself “Bengal’s leader” in many advertisements. Bengal will never have such misfortune or accept such a leader. We haveOur own culture is held in high regard.”“Suddenly, Modi Babu started saying don’t eat fish, meat, or eggs.
After coming to power in Madhya Pradesh, fish and meat shops were shut down. The same is the case in Uttar Pradesh and other states where they came to power. We don’t do the same to the dishes from other states.” “They talk about NRC, CAA, and UCC. Over 19 lakh Bengali Hindus were deprived in Assam, and some are still in jail due to CAA-NRC.” “Army schools are being handed over to their sympathisers so that children do not learn the history of Bengal and our country. They are changing our education system and the Constitution. This just means one thing: they don’t like Bengal.” “Not just in Bengal; they are losing in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan, MP, and Tamil Nadu. Karnataka, Kerala, and Northeastern states. Even Haryana’s farmers protested against theBJP. How will they get the seats, then? They don’t have the numbers to win.” “They didn’t give the money for MGNREGA for 3 years but are now giving advertisements. We are not giving counter advertisements, but we have filed a counter writ petition in court. Nobody can publish whatever they want in the form of an advertisement withoutgiving the name of the publisher.” “We paid over 59 lakh MGNREGA workers their due that was kept pending by the Centre. We will also give the first installment for the houses of 11 lakh Awas Yojana beneficiaries.” “A few weeks ago, a BJP leader said that they would stop Lakshmir Bhandar after defeating Trinamool, but they should know that we will neither lose nor allow them to even touch the scheme. Even though I have 10 lakh jobs ready, as job-eating tigers, the BJP is filing court cases and getting the jobs cancelled,” she said.