West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday alleged that people would be stopped from consuming fish and other meat items if the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) comes to power in the state.
“Fish is not eaten in BJP-ruled states. If the BJP comes, you won't be able to eat meat or eggs. BJP is one-sided, they don't believe in any religion,” the Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo said at a rally in Purulia.
Sharpening her attack, Banerjee alleged that the BJP comes to power by “inciting riots”.
#WATCH | Purulia: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee says, "Fish is not eaten in BJP-ruled states. If BJP comes, you won't be able to eat meat or eggs. BJP is one-sided, they don't believe in any religion... These people incite riots. They come to power by inciting riots,… pic.twitter.com/f66hMHmXvV
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“These people incite riots. They come to power by inciting riots, they come to power by killing people... The most attacks on tribals, attacks on women happen in BJP-ruled states... Our Bengali-speaking people are attacked in other states. We don't oppress anyone,” she said.
Voting in West Bengal will be conducted in two phases, with the first phase scheduled for April 23 and the second phase on April 29. The counting of votes will take place on May 4.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee criticised the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), alleging that it follows a “one-sided” approach towards religion.
“You follow your own religious practices, but BJP is one-sided. They do not believe in those. Sri Krishna had said that dharma means humanity, work is dharma, another name for dharma is action, doing good deeds... and they incite riots. What do they do? They incite riots. They have come to power by inciting riots, they have come to power by killing people,” she said.
Banerjee also alleged that incidents of violence were higher in states governed by the BJP.
“Don’t you remember the horrific riots... where do the most attacks on tribals happen? Remember, in BJP-ruled states. Where do the most atrocities on women happen? In BJP-ruled states. Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh,” she said.
She further claimed that people from West Bengal face harassment when they travel outside the state.
“When our boys and girls go outside for work, if they speak, they are beaten, they are harassed. We do not do this to anyone,” she said.
Highlighting her party’s stance, Banerjee said, “We believe Trinamool Congress means peace, Trinamool Congress means humanity, TMC means respecting everyone, TMC means walking together with people.”
