Month: July 2023

The annual Shahdi Dibas programme on July 21 was held in front of Victoria House in Kolkata today. There were record crowds this time. Among those present, besides Chairperson Mamata Banerjee, were Abhishek Banerjee, Subrata Bakshi, Jyotipriyo Mallick, Santanu Sen, Mala Roy, Prasun Banerjee, Saayoni Ghosh and Firhad Hakim, and several others.

Highlights of Mamata Banerjee’s speech:

I am a person who loves to take challenges. I have even fought with death in my political career. Twenty-six people died in Tripura during Rath Yatra. So many people died in the train accident. Several died at the Namami Gange electric power station site. But I never said anything because I never play politics with the deaths of people. Yet, whenever people die in Bengal, BJP starts to do politics with the issue.

Votes were polled at 71,000 booths in the panchayat elections. Troubles took place at only here places—Bhangar, Domkol and Islampur. It is Trinamool Congress’s workers who mostly died. Tell me, will Trinamool Congress kill its own workers?

They had given the slogan of ‘Beti Bachao’ – what happened to that? The rapers of Bilkil Bano were released. The women of the country are suffering. The women of Manipur are suffering. Remember BJP, it is these very women who will throw you out of power in 2024.

INDIA will fight, and as its soldiers, Trinamool will hold aloft its standard. INDIA has to win. The BJP will lose. The country will win. Modi will lose. The BJP will lose. We do not have any other slogan.

Bengal’s funds have been blocked. On the other hand, Modi is presenting gifts worth Rs 25 crore to foreigners to get some brownie points.

In 2024, along with the slogan of ‘Joy Bangla’, the slogan of ‘Joy INDIA’ will also rend the air.

We will provide 100 days’ worth of work to 100 Days’ Work job card-holders, with the scheme to be called ‘Khela Hobe’.

We will fully fund the building of 11 lakh houses under the Banglar Bari scheme. Three lakh phone calls have been recorded on the ‘Sarasari Mukhyomantri’ lines. Of these, 70-80,000 are related to old-age pensions.

They want to create trouble in Bengal through fake videos. ‘Ghar ghar mein ek hi daak/ Modi jaak, Modi jaak.

 

 

Twenty-six Opposition parties met at a conclave in Bengaluru to chart a joint map to fight the 2024 general elections for the Lok Sabha. Many of the biggest leaders of the country were present, among them Nitish Kumar, Sitaram Yechury, Uddhav Thackeray, Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi and Mamata Banerjee.

The Opposition alliance has been named Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance, in short, INDIA, a name proposed by Mamata Banerjee.

Highlights of Mamata Banerjee’s press conference in Bengaluru:

The only business of the Modi government is horse-trading on governments.

Will NDA be able to challenge INDIA? BJP, will you be able to challenge the country?

We love our motherland. We are patriots.

In MP and Maharashtra, the BJP established government by buying MLAs. The 420s that they are, they are now concerned with (Articles) 355 and 356!

This was a very useful conference. A lot of constructive decisions were taken, which are all for the good of the country.

 

 

 

Mamata Banerjee addressed a press conference today following the publication of the results of the panchayat elections.

Highlights of her comments:

I want to thank the people of Bengal for having successfully taken part in the panchayat elections. My heartfelt congratulations to those who have emerged victorious in the elections.

We have seen plenty of violence, hatred and the incessant use of Central agencies to harass Trinamool leaders and workers. What wrong have the people of Bengal done? Why then the harassment and step-motherly treatment towards Bengal?

Since the day that BJP came to power at the Centre in 2014, the tone and tenor of the central government changed towards Opposition-ruled states. Their sole agenda is to keep creating hindrances in the smooth functioning of the State government. BJP has never engaged in constructive development work in our country.

As long as I was a part of the Opposition, I had taken a lot of beating. But after coming to power, the BJP has adopted a hateful attitude towards me. Is their anger towards me the result of my belonging to an ordinary family?

The panchayat polls are over. If I indeed committed a wrong, I would willingly take the punishment. A political party cannot afford to be arrogant. If one gets the blessings of the people, one has to become more humble.

A few incidents of violence have happened in which 19 people have been killed. The State will be giving Rs 2 lakh compensation to the 19 people who lost their lives since the dates of the election were announced. Among these, 10-12 are from Trinamool Congress itself.

The people, who are like my gods, have won. These elections have proved that it is Trinamool Congress which resides in the hearts of the people of Bengal.

 

 

 

Mamata Banerjee today addressed a panchayat election campaign in Dubrajpur in Birbhum district. It was a virtual address because of her not keeping in good health.

Highlights of her speech:

The CPI(M) and Congress are asking for our help in Delhi. We will do our best. But it can’t be that they ask for our help there and ally with the BJP here.

I have lost six of my workers, which has been caused by the CPI(M), BJP and Congress.

One lakh people will get work at Deocha-Pachami. There will be no dearth of electricity in the state once the Deocha-Pachami project takes shape.

The pending widows’ pension will be handed out after the panchayat elections. Bengal is still owed Rs 1 lakh 15 thousand by the Centre.

I will take strong steps if I see infighting in the party.

I will throw the BJP government at the Centre out in 2024.

A lot of things are being heard about Keshto. Even his daughter has not been spared. Any accusation against him has to be proved in court. They have not been able to do this yet are keeping him in jail so that he cannot do the party’s work for the panchayat elections.

You have seen how I have come running to Rampurhat after the incident. I have provided the affected families with houses, jobs and other help. We will always stand by people who need help.