PM post can't be bought with Narada, Sarada money: Modi jibe at Mamata
Asansol, Apr 23 (UNI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday charged Trinamool Congress supremo and West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee of setting party leaders and supporters against the central forces for poll duty and election body in the wake of changing mood of voters across the state.
Addressing a rally in this industrial town for the BJP candidates, Mr Modi also lampooned the Congress and TMC, saying the top job of 130 crore people in India "is not up for auction that it can be brought with money from loots and scams like Narada and Saradha".
"The job of the prime minister is based on the blessings of 130 crore people of India and not on weighing machine or at an auction," Mr Modi said while pointing to Congress leaders and the TMC supremo.
"Our speed breaker didi, contesting a handful of seats, is dreaming to become the Prime Minister. If the PM's post could be auctioned, then the Congress and "didi" would come with whatever they have made through loots and corruption. 'Didi, yeh PM pad (seat) auction mein nahi hai jo Sharda, Narada ke paiso se kharida jaa sake," Mr Modi said.
At Arambagh in West Bengal's Hooghly district, chief minister Mamata Banerjee charged the central forces with working for the BJP by asking electors in Maldaha Dakshin and Balurghat to cast votes for BJP.
The seats along with three others had their 3rd phase polling today.
"They have no such right to tell the voters to vote for BJP," she said, and adding her party had complained this with the Election Commission.
She said that she had information that the central para-military forces were inside booths in Englishbazar in Maldaha Dakshin and were asking voters to vote for the BJP.
"They do not have the right to do such thing. We have informed the Election Commission about our reservations regarding this," she said. "Why are they (central forces) doing it? The police cannot enter a polling booth."
She alleged the BJP was using the central forces to sway the election.
"You cannot use the central forces. You did the same thing during the 2016 (Assembly) elections in West Bengal. I have not forgotten it. We will teach the BJP a lesson," she added.
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