While addressing a public gathering in Siliguri on Sunday, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee threw a challenge to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP, saying she is ready to play (khela hobe) one to one.
The TMC chief said: “Khela hobe! We are ready to play. I am ready to play one-on-one. If they (BJP) want to buy votes, take the money and cast your vote for TMC.”
The Trinamool Congress supremo came to Siliguri yesterday evening to join a “padyatra” from Mainak more to Venus more to protest against the price hike of different items including cooking gas cylinder. Many of the TMC supporters were seen holding red-coloured cardboard replicas of LPG cylinders at the ‘yatra’, which was led by the TMC supremo, and joined by her ministerial colleague Chandrima Bhattacharya, and party MPs Mimi Chakraborty and Nusrat Jahan.
Mamata Banerjee’s speech – Key points
1. Addressing the gathering, Mamata Banerjee said, “Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is going to lose…
