‘Don’t want power, want BJP’s destruction in Delhi’: Mamata Banerjee ups ante amid Bengal polls | India News
New Delhi: Chief Minister of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee A sharp attack was carried out on Friday BJP During an election rally in Kolkata, the party accused the party of influencing the state’s administrative machinery and vowed to counter it politically outside Bengal.“All those who are working for BJP have been listed… You have brought people based on their BJP background and appointed officers accordingly… Remember, you don’t have the power to defeat us… We fight against injustice, we fight for our rights,” Mamata said while addressing an election rally in Kolkata.“I was born in Bengal and will die in Bengal… I will conquer Delhi after winning Bengal… I don’t want power, I want the destruction of BJP in Delhi… Not only will there be destruction in Bengal, BJP will also have to be removed from Delhi,” he added.This comes amid intense campaign battles between the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC), the BJP and the Congress in the ongoing assembly elections.The high-stakes contest has seen the two sides trade sharp barbs, with Mamata repeatedly accusing the BJP of trying to influence the electoral process, while the BJP has targeted the TMC government for alleged maladministration and corruption.The elections also witnessed record voter turnout. West Bengal recorded one of its highest ever voter turnout, with polling figures crossing nearly 92%, the highest since the Left Front was voted out of power in 2011.Prime Minister Narendra Modi And other BJP leaders interpreted the strong vote as a sign of public desire for change, with the prime minister calling it an “overwhelming mandate for change” and expressing confidence that the results would favor the BJP.Counting of votes is scheduled on May 4.
