Mamata Banerjee says BJP targeting her, nephew Abhishek: ‘We don’t feel safe’
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday accused the ruling BJP of conspiring against her and her nephew Abhishek Banerjee and said that they “do not feel safe”.
The Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo also claimed that the BJP was targeting her and the TMC General Secretary. Addressing an election rally in Balurghat, Mamata Banerjee asked Trinamool Congress leaders and workers and the people of West Bengal to be on guard.
“The BJP is targeting me and Abhishek. We don’t feel safe, but we are also not afraid of the saffron party’s conspiracy. We urge everyone to be on guard against a conspiracy against TMC leaders and the people of West Bengal,” she said.
Mamata Banerjee’s remark came a day after BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari said that there would be a “big explosion on Monday which will shake the TMC and its top brass”.
Hitting out at Adhikari, Mamata Banerjee said, “There is a traitor who joined the BJP to protect his family and ill-gotten wealth. Let me tell him, his threat to trigger a chocolate bomb explosion is treated with contempt by us”.
“We will counter him by bursting firecrackers. For us, firecrackers are unravelling discrepancies in the PM Care Fund and ‘jumla’ of crediting Rs 15 lakh in every citizen’s bank account. He only peddles falsehood,” she said.
The Chief Minister also slammed the BJP for the change in colour of the Doordarshan logo and said that the Modi government is painting independent institutions such as Doordarshan in saffron hues. She also stated that the BJP’s “appropriating the colour” was an insult to sacrifices made by monks and spiritual leaders of the country for ages.
“Why did the DD logo suddenly turn saffron? Why were official residences of army personnel painted in saffron? Why was the uniform of police in Kashi (Varanasi) changed to saffron?” she questioned.
“We strongly protest the decision (to change the colour of DD logo). It is another instance of the BJP’s authoritarian rule. If it returns to power, there will be no more polls in the future. There will be one man, one party rule, and religious rights of different communities will be at stake,” Mamata Banerjee added.