‘Do you think Prime Minister Modi will give you justice?’ Mamata Banerjee in Assam

Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today lashed out at the BJP, accusing the Center of being a government of “thugs, bluffers and looters”. Assam, which borders Manipur, was the scene of large-scale ethnic violence last year. “Do you think Prime Minister Narendra Modi will give you justice?” she asked while speaking on behalf of the party candidate in Silchar, Assam.

Trinamool Congress candidate and former MP Radheshyam Biswas has joined Silchar, adding a third angle to the two-party contest. Silchar remained a Congress bastion until the 1990s and has since developed its own revolving door system, voting alternately for the Congress and the BJP.

Congress, where the BJP’s Rajdeep Roy is the sitting lawmaker, is gearing up for a battle the party believes is half won. However, the BJP changed its candidates and chose Assam minister Parimal Suklabadya, while the Congress appointed senior leader Surya Kantha Sarkar Kanta Sarkar) as the opponent.

Ms. Banerjee is a harsh critic of the BJP and its government at the Centre, and she does not mince words.

“This election is going to be terrible,” she told the rally. “You haven’t seen an election as tainted as this. This is a government of institutions, a government of institutions, a government of institutions,” she added.

Talking about the ethnic violence in Manipur, she said: “Do you think Modi will give you justice? Do you believe this? If you think you are going to die now, you can believe this. But don’t believe Modi even more.” Di will do something for someone. Because this is a government of thugs, bluffers and looters and they don’t deserve to be forgiven.”

One of the key promises in the Trinamool manifesto is that the repeal of the Citizenship Amendment Act is crucial for Assam – a state that is very uneasy about its implementation. The state, which shares a border with Bangladesh, has always been sensitive to the issue of illegal immigration from Bangladesh. neighboring countries. Against this backdrop, the implementation of the CAA – which grants Indian citizenship to persecuted minorities in the Muslim-majority neighboring country – has upset many.

Massive protests have broken out in Assam over the issue, spearheaded by the Assam Students Union (AASU). Ms. Banerjee has announced that she will not allow the implementation of CAA in Bengal and the state Assembly has passed a resolution to this effect.

“I implore you to come along,” Mamata Banerjee said today. “Alliance means Trinamool Congress. We will show the way for India. In Bengal, we are fighting the BJP alone. There is no Congress or BJP there. The Congress is there to support the BJP. All over India level, we will provide leadership to India’s alliance,” she added.