I want the BJP to be ousted from Uttar Pradesh: Mamata Banerjee

Before leaving for Lucknow, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee interacted with the media at Kolkata Airport.

Highlights of her interaction:

I am going to Uttar Pradesh to campaign for Samajwadi Party. Akhilesh has invited me.
I want the BJP to be ousted from Uttar Pradesh. The Samajwadi Party must win. I am going to UP to strengthen the hand of SP, and that is why Trinamool Congress has not put up any candidate in the state.
I will also go to Varanasi before the final phase of the elections.
I love Punjab. I would go there. I would visit the Golden Temple. When Punjab was burning, I had toured the whole of the state. I want to fight Lok Sabha elections.
The aim of my visit is to show the country the right path.
Wasn’t someone questioning about Goa? Goa somebody is doing. So I am not. I am going to other places for the greater interest.
We had wanted a united fight against the BJP in every state. But not everybody thought likewise.
I too want the expansion of the airport. I want a new airport to be built. But it is not easy to provide 1,000 acres.
I cannot acquire land by force; that is not my policy.
Land has been provided in Bagdogra. Why isn’t that being made into an international airport?
Andal Airport is used by the people of Bihar and Jharkhand. Why isn’t the Central government declaring that too an international airport?

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