NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister
Mamata Banerjee on Friday said that she will urge the
Election Commission to stop the
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from bringing "outsiders" during poll campaigning to keep a check on the rise in Covid-19 cases in the state.
In a public meeting in
Nabadwip, Mamata Banerjee said the BJP brought people from "worst-hit" states like Gujarat for erecting marquees for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's poll rallies.
"I will tell the EC to stop the inflow of outsiders from states like Gujarat who are responsible for the Covid-19 spread in Bengal.
"We have nothing to say if the PM or other leaders come for campaigning... Why should the BJP bring people from worst-affected states to set up podiums and pandals for rallies," she said.
Mamata while referring to her injury said the BJP wanted to stop her from canvassing by "targeting her leg", but she has managed to come out triumphant.
"They had targeted my leg, but I proved them wrong with the blessings of people. The injury has healed 75 per cent," she said.
(With agency inputs)