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News Desk: Addressing a rally at North Bengal’s Alipurduar, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of selling tickets and said that she is not concerned about defectors.
She said “One person recently switched to the BJP. I have received several complaints against him. We found several malpractices on his part while appointing ‘gana sahayak’ (helpers) posts. I have ordered a probe”
She added “I am happy to get rid of rotten elements in my party. Those who joined BJP are ‘lobhi’ (greedy). If there are any fence-sitters left, I would like to tell them to leave TMC immediately to join the BJP ahead of the assembly elections. I would like to make it clear that TMC doesn’t sell tickets and we will field deserving candidates who worked for the people. We are not like the BJP that sell tickets. In my party, booth workers are above party leaders. My booth workers are my assets”
She claimed “It is unfortunate that those who didn’t work for the people and cheated them were welcomed in the BJP and given private planes so that they can comfortably travel to New Delhi. During the lockdown we have seen how the central government stuffed migrant workers in trains and sent them to their respective states. The greedy politicians were treated with private planes and hungry migrants workers were stuffed inside trains”
Mamata Banerjee also launched a direct attack on arch rival Bharatiya Janata Party.
She said “During the 2019 Lok Sabha polls they made false promises and looted all your votes and support. That was a political gimmick. As promised by them, not a single tea garden (which they promised) was re-opened. Don’t you feel cheated?”
She added “There are party leaders who are leaving TMC and joining ‘BJP washing machine’ to hide their ill-gotten money. They are leaving because they know I am not going to give them tickets to contest the upcoming Assembly Polls. Why should I give tickets to those who worked for nothing? This time, I will give tickets to only those party leaders who worked for the people honestly. I am happy to get rid of corrupt leaders from my party”
She further added “See what is happening in Assam and Tripura. In the name of NRC they scared everyone. There is an NPR (National Population Register). Every state is doing it, but we haven’t done it. We won’t let them do it. We take everyone along whether its Biharis or UP or Rajasthan or Terai or Dooars. We take everyone along. But we must remember one thing. Gujarat will never reign over Bengal. People who live in Bengal will reign over Bengal”
On election dates she said “I know election dates will be declared in a week. Therefore, those who are unable to get their Swasthya Sathi cards will be given another card where biometric will not be required for the time being. Later, we will update those cards with biometrics. This temporary card (without biometrics) will equally work as a normal Swasthya Sathi card. It will be done soon because we don’t want people to suffer due to the election and its formalities”
