Mandirbazar, May 16 : Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo and Chief Minister of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday slammed the Prime Minister Narendra Modi for claiming at a rally in Uttar Pradesh that he will rebuild the vandalised statue of Vidyasagar.
Addressing a public meeting here in South 24 Parganas district which falls under the Mathurapur Lok Sabha constituency, Ms Banerjee asked, statues can be rebuilt, but can he restore 200-year old heritage?
The TMC supremo said, ” The Prime Minister has no shame. He is lying at a public rally in Uttar Pradesh. Their goons vandalised the statue, but he is blaming us. He says he will rebuild the statue. Bengal has enough funds to do so. “
“We don’t need your alms. Can you restore the 200-year-old heritage? Let him prove his allegations. Or else we will drag them to jails. We have all the documents,” she added.
Ms Banerjee said, ” All media outlets have shown how the statue of Vidyasagar was smashed into pieces. The people will answer you through the power of their votes. “
“Narendra Modi, you think you can scare people through threats and beatings. But remember, the elections would be over soon but my movement against all such atrocities is only beginning. You can’t escape anywhere,” the TMC supremo warned.
“Last night I came to know that campaigning time has been cut short based on BJP’s complaint. They do not want anyone else to campaign after Modi. Election Commission has become BJP’s brother. The entire country is saying that the Election Commission is sold out to the BJP, not just me. They can arrest me if they want. I am not afraid to speak the truth,” the chief minister remarked.
“What happened a day before yesterday was shameful. Under the leadership of Amit Shah, their goons vandalized Vidyasagar’s statue, Vidyasagar College and the University of Calcutta. We will not tolerate any attack on our icons,” Ms Banerjee said.
