Kolkata: by breaking Song For painting and poetry in public ralliesAnd dance With tribals during a mass wedding in Alipurduar district, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee often talks about public outreach.
His latest attempts to woo people were showcased during his four days Last week on a tour of the hills of North Bengal, when seen make up – A popular breakfast in eastern India, known as . is referred to as Pani puri either GOLGAPPA In other parts of the country – for children.
Last Thursday, she went out for a morning walk in Darjeeling but went to a roadside stall where she was spotted. preparing Momos with an elderly lady.
Mamta too while living in Darjeeling Visited Vegetable shops and plants were bought from the stalls of the Women Self Help Groups.
While on tour, Trinamool Congress (TMC) chiefs are known to make unscheduled visits to the homes of – Construction Tea or fry pakoras to the public, even Distribution Chocolate for kids.
TV news cameras have recorded Mamata instructing her administrative officials, including top police officers, to make a “surprise visit” under her jurisdiction. He has advised them to sit and have a cup of tea, buy tea from the villagers and join them.
Leader of the people and with the people!
Honorable Speaker @MamataOfficial Locals of Darjeeling are seen wrapping dumplings with them.The heartwarming visuals remind us that our leader is not someone who sits in ivory, but someone who is a part of every family in Bengal. pic.twitter.com/8FdNLhV9at
— All India Trinamool Congress (@AITCofficial) 14 July 2022
Known to be a grassroots leader, Mamta – a law graduate from Kolkata’s Jogesh Chandra College – Also known for making occasional stops to buy vegetables while returning from the secretariat
TMC councilor Kajri Banerjee said Mamata “lives life like you and me. She is very grounded and leads a simple life.”
“One day it was raining heavily and Didi was going somewhere that she saw a woman with her child stuck due to rain, who is returning from school. Mamta stopped her convoy, removed the police officers from her vehicle and made space for them and ensured that they were taken home safely.
In last year’s assembly elections, Mamata Banerjee was branded by his party As “Bengal’s own daughter”. In January, he was sent ‘Get well soon’ fruit baskets to Covid patients in Kolkata, including BJP leaders.
While the opposition dismisses Mamata’s outreach efforts as a gimmick, political analysts say this aspect of her personality has been noticed by voters.
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Taking part in protests, cooking Kali Puja Offering
Apart from mingling with the public, Mamta has often been seen participating in protests – from riding scooter e With Minister Firhad Hakim on Vidyasagar Setu in protest against rising fuel prices, market visit To know about the rising prices of vegetables, visit hit the streets against Amendment in Citizenship Act last year,
during Kali PujaCM often cooks Offering either enjoyment which is offered to the goddess, cookingWith his sister-in-law, at his Kalighat residence in Kolkata, When she returns to the gathering after the Diwali break, she brings home-made coconut A type of sweet In two large containers for the media persons as well as the staff in the assembly.
Following in his footsteps, his nephew Abhishek Banerjee has also been seen. TMC MP was in Jalpaiguri last week seen Drinking tea and hugging a child at a villager’s house.
West Bengal minister and TMC leader Chandrima Bhattacharya said, “Such gestures cannot be taught, it comes from within”.
“love of a mother Elder sister A grassroots leader, she goes and stands with people, and she loves it. These actions also inspire us because of the politics of humanity, which she practices.” “There can be no politics without the blessings of the people, and Mamata has a big heart.”
“Mamata’s leadership pattern has been very different from the beginning,” said Udayan Bandyopadhyay, associate professor of political science at Bangabashi College in Kolkata.
“In 1984, when she fought electoral politics for the first time, this mass leader side of Mamata was noticed and it continues. She mingles with people easily,” he said.
“If you compare it with the then CPI(M) regime, the chief ministers followed strict protocol and did what the party secretary would ask them to do in party programs,” he said.
However, BJP leader Priyanka Tibrewal, who contested Bhabnipur By-elections against Mamta last year, called her “gimmick” Prove only one thing that under his rule West Bengal cannot develop ahead of Momo, puchka and cut it”.
“She is trying to set an example for the unemployed youth of the state as there is no industry here, so this would be survival strategy. Mamta speaks big but she is jack of all trades, master of none,” He added.
(Edited by Gitanjali Das)
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