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Kolkata, May 27 (Reporter) I am doing a meeting here, but my heart lies with cyclone-affected people, said West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday.
Addressing an election meeting, Banerjee said, "The INDIA Bloc has organised a meeting on June 1, but I told them that I won't be able to come as 10 seats are going to the polls in Bengal. There are elections in other states, such as Uttar Pradesh. How can I go with the cyclone and relief measures underway on the one hand and
elections, on the other hand? My priority is ensuring relief for the people. I am having a meeting.
here, but my heart lies with the affected people."
"For about two days now, many of our people, including officers, have been monitoring the
situation related to the cyclone. Many people are still in our relief centres."
"The administration is making the necessary arrangements for our people. Multiple people lost their lives in this cyclone. We express our deepest condolences to the families of the deceased. Houses, crops, and shops of many have been damaged," she added.
"I would like to assure those who have suffered damages in the cyclone that the administration has started taking necessary steps since yesterday. We will continue doing so. I promise that I will conduct an area-wise survey once the situation becomes normal," she stated.
"The administration is already providing assistance and relief to those whose mud houses and crops have been damaged. I promise that I will provide the necessary assistance. Since last evening, I have been monitoring rescue and relief measures and coordinating with the disaster management team," she said.
"What was the use of holding polls for such a long duration? Didn't they know that this is the time for monsoon? Just to give Modi Modi an advantage, the election was stretched till June. If 40 seats can go into polling in one phase in states such as Tamil Nadu, what was the need for a seven-phase election in Bengal? she asked.
No other state has seen such a large deployment of Central forces as the one in Bengal, she said, adding, "This is because they do not like Bengal. Not all states can fight them, but Bengal can. This is why they undertake such steps in Bengal."
"I can say that the chances of Modi not coming back to power are increasing day by day. Congress, CPI(M), and BJP are together spreading fake information in Bengal. They are spreading edited video clips and fake videos to mislead various communities," she maintained.
"We never discriminate among the people. They edited my video clips and spread misinformation. I never disrespected any religious books, but it is a conspiracy of the Congress and CPI(M). Our duty is to work for the people and not disrespect a religion or religious book," she iterated.
"I had said that if I started listing out the development work done by us, it would take more time than reading religious books. Even if the people don’t support us, we will assist them. People should remember that if they
want to change the Modi government; INDIA government cannot be formed without AITC."
"We will not let BJP win. If people have an issue, raise it with us. But do not be misled by
the hate. Do not believe the lies being spread on television channels. Do not ensure BJP’s
victory by voting for Congress here; the people of the country won’t forgive us if we do this," she asserted.
"We stood by the people here during the COVID-19 crisis and when the GST decision and
demonetisation hit the businesses here. BJP still intimidates people using ED-CBI-IT threats, but I ask people not to be afraid and to continue the fight instead. This is Bengal. We fight here like the Royal Bengal Tiger," she averred.
"While I fulfilled my promises, the BJP has only been spreading lies here that the economy is flourishing, but the truth is that it isn’t. I have input that they have put their own money in the stock market because they wanted to move the cash around. They know they will not win," Banerjee stated.
"PM will do a rally tomorrow. I don't object to it, but publishing the advertisement as a PM and not leader of the party is not good. My events don't refer to me as CM," she added.
"They are claiming to give free cooking gas and electricity through solar power... They are
promising free electricity, rations, and cooking gas, saying this is his guarantee. Do not trust these 420 guarantees. Nobody got the promised Rs 15 lakh or the promised 2 crore jobs. If Modi comes back to power again, everybody will lose their rights," she said.
"Students from IIT are also not getting any jobs. Only Agency Raaj is going on. There is only one motto of Narendra Modi and the BJP government: government of the agency, for the agency, and by the agency. I was the one who formed the INDIA. When nobody dared to say this, I said that the BJP would not get more than 200 seats," she added...////...