TMC can stop rallies, not BJP win: Shah

Canning/Barasat (WB), May 13

BJP president Amit Shah on Monday dared West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to arrest him for chanting ‘Jai Shri Ram’, claiming that the TMC supremo can stop him from attending rallies in Bengal but not BJP’s victory march in the state.

Addressing a rally at Canning in Joynagar Lok Sabha constituency, he said Banerjee has turned “sonar Bangla (golden Bengal) into kangal (pauper) Bangla”.

“Mamata didi gets angry if someone chants ‘Jai Shri Ram’. I am chanting ‘Jai Shri Ram’ here today, if you (Mamata) have the guts, arrest me. I will be in Kolkata tomorrow.” A video clip showing Banerjee fuming at people for chanting ‘Jai Shri Ram’ in Ghatal Lok Sabha seat went viral on social media recently.

Hitting out at the TMC government for denying him permission to land his chopper at Baruipur in Jadavpur Lok Sabha seat, Shah said, “The Mamata Banerjee government is visibly perplexed. She wants to stop me from attending rallies. Can you (Banerjee) prevent your defeat this way?

“The TMC can stop me from attending rallies but can’t stop the victory march of the BJP in Bengal,” he maintained. Shah’s scheduled rally in Jadavpur was called off on Monday after the state government denied him permission to land his chopper and hold the public address at Baruipur area.

“We will restore the glory of Bengal. Mamata Banerjee has turned Sonar (golden) Bangla into Kangal (pauper) Bangla.

Lashing out at the Chief Minister for allegedly running a “syndicate raj” in the state, the BJP president claimed that the TMC works to benefit the CM’s nephew, Abhishek Banerjee.— PTI