This Independence Day speech by PM Modi will be his last from ramparts of Red Fort: Mamata Banerjee | India News
Banerjee, whereas talking at a pre-Independence Day programme organised by her social gathering the Trinamool Congress at Behala right here, additionally proclaimed that opposition bloc INDIA will quickly take the sphere, including “khela hobe (we’ll play)”.
‘Khela hobe’ was a slogan that the ruling TMC had coined through the 2021 meeting ballot marketing campaign.
“Modiji’s Independence Day speech tomorrow can be his final speech as prime minister from the ramparts of the Pink Fort,” Banerjee stated.
She additionally asserted that she believes that the opposition bloc INDIA, of which the TMC is a member, will emerge victorious within the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.
“INDIA bloc will decimate the BJP throughout the nation. In Bengal, the TMC will decisively defeat the saffron social gathering,” she stated.
The TMC supremo indicated that she doesn’t harbour prime ministerial ambitions, stating that “Bengal doesn’t need ‘Kursi’ (political place), it desires to dislodge the BJP ‘Sarkar'”.
Banerjee alleged that there are corruption prices in opposition to the BJP authorities on the Centre, citing the Rafale plane buy and demonetisation of high-value notes amongst “suspect” offers.
“In Bengal, there have been a number of cases of corruption in opposition to which we now have taken instant steps. Nevertheless, the central authorities has a number of corruption allegations in opposition to it, be it the Rafale jet deal or demonetisation of Rs 2,000 notes,” Banerjee stated.
The chief minister additionally accused the central authorities of holding again central allocation for meals tasks in West Bengal.
“You (the Centre) will not be giving rice to us. You’ve got stopped allocation although you’re funding it from our personal cash. Remember there’s a 60:40 allocation ratio for central tasks with a 40 per cent state share. Should you maintain again cash to the tasks which is our due, individuals will search reply from you,” she stated.
The TMC boss alleged that Modi has modified the ‘Garibi Hatao’ (take away poverty) slogan of Indira Gandhi to ‘Garib Hatao’ (take away the poor individuals).
“This exhibits the anti-people nature of the Narendra Modi authorities which doesn’t give poor individuals the correct to life, the correct to livelihood. They solely wish to crush the goals of the poor,” she stated.
Cautioning individuals to sustained try to alter the historical past of the nation, Banerjee claimed that the saffron social gathering desires individuals to neglect historical past “however we cannot permit that to occur.”
The CM additionally asserted that the Modi authorities has been altering the names of 1 mission after one other, rechristening it after the PM.
She claimed that the BJP-ruled Gujarat is flaunted as a mannequin by the saffron ecosystem, but when in contrast by statistics, West Bengal has acquired laurels on totally different parameters and is forward of the western state.
On the event of ‘Kanyashree Divas’, The CM cited statistics of varied parameters comparable to poverty eradication price, unemployment price and little one mortality price to buttress her level that West Bengal’s observe document is best.
From the UN-awarded Kanyashree mission, a conditional money switch scheme aiming at bettering the standing and well-being of the woman little one, to UNESCO in accordance ‘heritage’ standing to West Bengal’s Durga Puja – West Bengal is on the trail of achievements with new enterprise ventures developing within the state, Banerjee stated.
The West Bengal authorities observes ‘Kanyashree Divas’ on August 14.
