Mamata calls BJP a militant outfit

Kolkata, June 21

West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee today called BJP a “militant organisation”, engaged in dividing people along religious lines. Banerjee also alleged that the BJP was manipulating EVMs to increase its vote share in the state.

“We are not a militant organisation like the BJP. They are arrogant and intolerant. They are religiously biased. They don't like Muslims, Christians, Sikhs -- they are even differentiating between the upper caste and the lower caste Hindus,” she said at a party meeting.

Banerjee accused the BJP, Congress, CPM and Maoists of joining hands against the TMC in Bengal and alleged that the saffron party is manipulating EVMs. 

“The work for the revision of electoral rolls has begun. Ensure that the procedures are followed. It is the BJP’s habit to tamper EVMs. Our party workers must be alert,” she said. “This government (at the Centre) manipulates EVM machine. Every machine will have to be monitored”, she said. — TNS