Prime Minister Narendra Modi and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. (File)
Continuing her tirade against Narendra Modi, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said she wanted to give the prime minister a “tight slap of democracy” after the former accused TMC of being “toll collector” party.
“Money doesn’t matter to me. That is why when Narendra Modi came to Bengal and accused my party of being tolabaaz (toll collector), I wanted to give him a tight slap of democracy,” ANI quoted Mamata as saying at a rally in West Bengal’s Purulia district.
#WATCH West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee in Purulia: Money doesn’t matter to me.That is why when Narendra Modi came to Bengal and accused my party of being Tolabaaz (Toll collector), I wanted to give him a tight slap of democracy pic.twitter.com/JnE5xywWJI
— ANI (@ANI) May 7, 2019
https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js
PM Modi has repeatedly accused the TMC supremo of corruption and earlier said that the position of the prime minister cannot be bought in an auction by the money gained from Saradha and Narada scams.
Earlier in the day, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said Mamata Banerjee’s syndicate morcha was influencing the elections. “In spite of central forces coming and assuring the voters that their presence will make a difference, Didi’s syndicate morcha people are all over the place. Mamata Banerjee screams about democracy, she is the one who is violating democracy,” ANI quoted Nirmala Sitharaman as saying.
Of late, Mamata Banerjee has sharpened her attacks on PM Modi. On Monday, Mamata said she did not respond to Modi’s requests for talks over Cyclone Fani as she doesn’t consider him the country’s prime minister.
Subscriber Only Stories
“I don’t consider him the country’s PM, hence I didn’t sit for the meeting. I don’t want to be seen with him on the same platform. I will speak to the next PM. We can take care of cyclone damage by ourselves. We don’t need Centre’s help ahead of polls,” ANI quoted Banerjee as saying at a rally in West Bengal’s Jhargram.
- The Indian Express website has been rated GREEN for its credibility and trustworthiness by Newsguard, a global service that rates news sources for their journalistic standards.
© IE Online Media Services Pvt Ltd
First published on: 07-05-2019 at 06:20:27 pm
Subscribers Reading Now
Most Popular
Latest News
Pankaj Kapur on audiences demanding realistic acting from stars: ‘When better sense starts prevailing…’
Gulzar, the chameleon director, who could juggle between comedy classic Angoor and political drama Maachis effortlessly
Taapsee Pannu: ‘Anurag Kashyap says I’ve to work with Rohit Shetty if I want to become a star’
Love and longing in Mumbai: Realising the great Indian dream in the Maximum City
Delhi News Live Updates: MHA says Rohingya refugees must stay put; L-G writes to Home Ministry seeking action against IAS officer
Before Thiruchitrambalam, watch these five films where Dhanush plays a regular Joe
On ‘freebie’ debate, TN Finance Minister asks: ‘Why should I change my policy for you?’
While You Were Asleep: Pujara steers Sussex to four-wicket win over Durham, Ireland win T20I series vs Afghanistan, USA pip Scotland by 2 wickets
Quiet quitting: why doing less at work could be good for you – and your employer
Covid patients at increased risk of psychiatric conditions after two years: Lancet study
Delhi: 277 birds injured in last two weeks, officials say most cases due to Chinese manjha
Have a crack at the BCCI umpiring exam that stumped 137 of 140 candidates
