Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee alleged Sunday that central agencies are threatening Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders and elected representatives with prison terms in chit fund scam cases if they don’t get in touch with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Mamata Banerjee, the TMC supremo, while addressing the Martyrs’ Day rally here, also said the party will launch a state-wide protest on July 26, demanding return of black money ‘siphoned off’ by the BJP.
“Central agencies are threatening our leaders and elected representatives over chit fund scams, asking them to get in touch with the BJP or face prison,” Mamata Banerjee said.
The West Bengal Chief Minister also accused the saffron party of luring TMC MLAs with money and other perks. “The BJP is offering rupees two crore and a petrol pump to our MLAs to switch over… Just like in Karnataka, the BJP is indulging in horse trading everywhere,” Banerjee told the huge gathering.
Mamata Banerjee also asserted that the BJP government at the Centre would not last for ‘more than two years’, considering the way it is functioning. “Credit for the smooth conduct of Parliament goes to opposition parties, not those in power,” the TMC chief said.
Little did she realize, while addressing the gathering that there is virtually no opposition to the BJP and its allies in the Parliament.
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