JOYNAGAR: Making a robust Hindutva pitch on the hustings in West Bengal, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday attacked TMC leaders for calling these sporting saffron, sporting tilak and choti as “rakshas”, and declared he doesn’t consider in “seasonal religion”.
He additionally mentioned a BJP wave was blowing throughout West Bengal the place the celebration will win over 200 of the state’s 294 meeting seats.
“Earlier, Mamata Didi had points with chants of ‘Jai Shri Ram’, over immersion of Durga idols. Now TMC has issues with folks sporting saffron, sporting tilak and choti (tuft of hair), they’re calling them ‘rakshas’ (demons),” Modi informed an election rally in Joynagar.
He was referring to the current public declaration by Banerjee of her “gotra” (clan), an uncommon factor for the Bengal chief to do, throughout the campaigning for the Nandigram seat. The revelation had prompted Union Minister Giriraj Singh, who sports activities a choti, to ask,” Do you think about Rohingyas and different infiltrators as ‘Shandilya’ (Banerjee’s gotra) and provide them the pink carpet.
Singh’s remark invited a pointy retort from TMC MP Mohua Moitra.
“Giriraj says Mamata’s from Rohingya clan. Happy with it. Much better than being from the chotiwala rakshasa clan,” Moitra tweeted.
Singh usually identifies himself as “Shandilya” on social media.
The prime minister additionally hit again on the TMC for calling his Bangladesh journey unethical and violative of the mannequin code of conduct for elections and defended his visits to temples there.
The TMC had written to the Election Fee alleging that Modi’s current go to to Bangladesh violated the mannequin code of conduct in place for the West Bengal Meeting polls and a few of his programmes there have been “supposed to affect the voting sample” in sure constituencies.
“I visited one of many 51 Shaktipeeth Jeshoreshwari Kali temple in Bangladesh. TMC has taken umbrage.
Is it incorrect to pay obeisance to Shri Harichand Thakur (founding father of the Matua sect) at Orakandi? “I do not consider in displaying seasonal religion (shraddha). We all the time take delight in our religion and custom,” he asserted.
The Matuas, a Dalit neighborhood, wields appreciable affect in a number of districts of West Bengal and might tilt the scales in favour of any celebration in fairly just a few seats.
He additionally mounted a scathing assault on the TMC supremo for her accusations towards “folks of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh”.
“You might have taken oath of the Structure which does not allow you to talk towards different states or folks of different states,” he mentioned, clearly referring to Banerjee’s declare that BJP has introduced goons from UP and Bihar to affect the ouctome of the election in Nandigram the place she is pitted towards her former confidante-turned-rival Suvendu Adhikari.
Taunting Banerjee for her choice to relinquish her Bhawanipore seat and contest from Nandigram, Modi mentioned she is now realising that she dedicated a mistake.
“The temper that prevails signifies Nandigram is doing on the very outset what Bengal needs to do,” he mentioned.
Nandigram is among the many state’s 30 meeting seats the place polling is underway on Thursday.
The prime minister mentioned Banerjee’s enchantment to 14 leaders of different events to unite towards the BJP stemmed from her nervousness over impending defeat.
“She is looking for assist from individuals who in her eyes are outsiders and vacationers and whom she wouldn’t have the time to fulfill earlier,” Modi mentioned.
“For Didi, Bengal is a playground, however for BJP the state would be the floor for improvement, training and industries,” he mentioned.
