Addressing the Shaheed Diwas (Martyr's Day) rally in Kolkata, West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee on Thursday attacked the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), saying the party is trying to break all state governments.
Addressing the Shaheed Diwas (Martyr's Day) rally in Kolkata, West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee on Thursday attacked the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), saying the party is trying to break all state governments.
The TMC chief further said that BJP will be swept away from power at the Centre by people's mandate in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
Key updates from Banerjee's speech:
- Those who had no role in country's Independence struggle are now trying to rewrite India's history, says Banerjee at the TMC rally.
- "We will gherao them (BJP leadership) in Delhi if Bengal's pending funds are not released," she further said.
- Centre depriving armed forces in the name of 'Agnipath' recruitment scheme.
- They (Centre) have slapped GST even on puffed rice.
- Today Rupee's value is at the lowest.
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