Bidhannagar, Apr 13 (UNI) West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday alleged BJP knows that they will lose the election so they are taking help from all central agencies to stop me from campaigning.
Addressing a public meeting here, after the EC-imposed ban ended at 2000 hours on Tuesday, Ms Banerjee said this election is an election to save Bengal's prestige.
The TMC supremo said, “This election is an election to ensure Bengal doesn't turn into a Gujarat. This election will ensure Bengal doesn't go into the hands of the 'Goondas'.”
“This is an election to throw BJP out of Bengal. This is an election to save this country,” she said.
"Mamata Banerjee is not BJP, I will suffer even if my party man dies, I don't want another party man to die because I don't do politics with death," the TMC supremo remarked.
“I will go to Sitalkuchi tomorrow and will meet the families of victims who died not due to bullet injuries by central forces but death by anti-socials. I condemn and I am saddened by all deaths,” the chief minister added.
Earlier, at a meeting in Barasat on Tuesday, the TMC supremo lashed out at the poll body and said that the 'BJP is campaigning, but EC banned me'.
"The central agencies are hounding me. I am not going to be silenced... No point trying to stop me,” Ms Banerjee said.
The TMC supremo said, “Won't let Gujarat control West Bengal. I'm not going to hide inside my house.”
“I am a street fighter. I will fight you in the battleground, “ the chief minister said during a rally in here.
The TMC supremo dared Union Home Minister Amit Shah and said, “I challenge Amit Shah to a public debate on what I have done for Matuas... If I fail to prove that I have done something for the community, I will quit politics... But if you fail to prove your point, you will have to do sit ups... I will do sit ups if I fail to prove my point.”
The chief minister staged a protest in Kolkata on Tuesday to protest Election Commission's ban on her.
Meanwhile, Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra, who assumed charge as the 24th CEC on Tuesday, said he would like to ensure that the ongoing assembly elections in West Bengal are held in a very peaceful and fair manner so that voters in even the vulnerable areas can cast their votes without any fear.
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