Banerjee additionally claimed that the saffron celebration is making an attempt to bribe voters by promising them cash beneath the PM-Kisan Scheme
File picture of TMC chief Abhishek Banerjee. UKTN
Nagrakata (West Bengal): Senior TMC chief and MP, Abhishek Banerjee, on Saturday criticised the BJP’s slogan of “double engine authorities” (similar celebration rule in Centre in addition to state) in poll-bound West Bengal, alleging that the saffron celebration needs this mechanism to misappropriate public cash.
The slogan additionally proved that the BJP-led authorities on the Centre has not been serving to West Bengal because the celebration just isn’t in energy within the state, claimed Banerjee, additionally the president of the Trinamool Congress youth wing.
BJP leaders are harping on the “double engine authorities” saying it should spur progress and growth in West Bengal the place the meeting election is more likely to be held in April-Could.
The saffron celebration is making an attempt to bribe voters by promising them cash beneath the PM Kisan Scheme, the Diamond Harbour MP, who can be the nephew of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, alleged.
“The BJP is saying that they need a double engine authorities within the state. Why do they need a double engine authorities within the state? In order that they will siphon off public cash and go scot-free,” he mentioned whereas addressing a rally at Nagrakata in North Bengals Jalpaiguri district.
“They (the Centre) didn’t do something for Bengal as there was no double engine authorities in West Bengal. That is the character of the BJP authorities. They do not do something for non-BJP dominated states,” he mentioned.
Throughout the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, they’d promised to offer Rs 15 lakh to each citizen however individuals didn’t get a single paisa within the final seven years, Banerjee mentioned.
“Now they’re making an attempt to bribe the individuals of the state, the farmers, by saying that if they arrive to energy, Rs 18,000 might be given to them. That is simply one other try and idiot the lots,” he mentioned.
The BJP has been saying that if voted to energy within the state, it should be certain that every farmer of the state will get Rs 18,000 in arrears beneath the PM-KISAN scheme.
Referring to the TMC’s newly launched ballot slogan — ”Bangla Nijer Meyekei Chaye” (Bengal needs its personal daughter), portraying Mamata Banerjee because the daughter of Bengal, he mentioned, “We are going to by no means bow our heads earlier than individuals sitting in Delhi. The individuals of Bengal will place confidence in their daughter Mamata Banerjee,” he mentioned.
On the celebration”s “Jai Bangla” ballot cry which the BJP says is a slogan utilized in Bangladesh, the youth chief mentioned that if it was so, from the place the saffron celebration leaders received the “Sonar Bangla” (golden Bengal) slogan.
He reminded the those who the nationwide anthem of Bangladesh is “Amar Sonar Bangla”.
BJP leaders steadily say they wish to make “Sonar Bangla” after ousting the TMC authorities from the state within the meeting election.
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