Where is BJP getting money to remove elected governments: Mamata Banerjee

“They (BJP) are talking about money TMC leader, From where is the BJP getting thousands of crores to remove the elected state governments on the lines of Maharashtra model. BJP is investing money abroad through hawala. The BJP has to be defeated in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.”

The West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo was addressing a rally of her party’s student wing. At the event, Banerjee said that a malicious campaign has been launched against her, Kolkata Mayor and senior TMC leaders including TMC leader. firhad hakimo and All India Trinamool Congress general secretary Abhishek Banerjee.

West Bengal CM said that the accused in the Bilkis Bano rape case should get only 11 years of remission. “The BJP talks of ‘Beti Bachao’ and ‘Beti Padhao’ and its government released those involved in the Bilkis Bano case, he said. Is this justice? We will organize a 48-hour long dharna here in Kolkata to press for action against the accused.

ahead Trinamool Congress The supremo announced that his party would hold a two-day dharna or dharna demonstration in support of Bilkis Bano. According to reports, two women leaders of Trinamool Congress will lead the protest in Kolkata. Further, TMC MP Mahua Maitra has already filed a petition in the court against the culprits of Bilkis Bano. The TMC has also demanded that the 11 convicts be sent back to jail.

Referring to the recent incident of alleged rape of a woman along the Indo-Bangladesh border by BSF jawans, she wondered whether the Centre’s decision to increase the paramilitary’s jurisdiction in the border areas from 15 km to 50 km was due to the Centre. Such an incident has happened.

On the rising number of raids by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED), the TMC supremo reiterated that the BJP was only using “central agencies and black money” to topple the elected governments. This comes as senior TMC leaders Partha Chatterjee and Anubrata Mondal face corruption charges in the SSC teacher recruitment scam, which tarnishes the image of the ruling party in West Bengal.

He said, ‘BJP is calling everyone a thief. They are campaigning like we are all thieves in TMC and only BJP and its leaders are holy. Had I not been in politics, I would have torn his tongue.”

Alleging that Hakim may be arrested as he was recently summoned by central agencies, the TMC supremo said, “If he is arrested, you can rest assured that it will be a fake case, just to annoy her.”

“They (BJP) are talking about money with TMC leaders. From where is the BJP getting thousands of crores to remove the elected state governments on the lines of Maharashtra model. BJP is investing money abroad through hawala. The BJP has to be defeated in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.”

Mamata Banerjee further said, “I challenge them to arrest me if they (BJP) can.” He vowed to defeat the BJP in the next Lok Sabha elections.

(with PTI inputs)

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