Kolkata Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi lashed out at Mamata Banerjee during an election rally in Uttar Dinajpur in Bengal on Wednesday. Rahul said that West Bengal is the only state where you have to pay to get a job. According to him, we have never aligned with BJP, but Mamataji did it (in the past). The BJP talked of making “Sonar Bangla”, but devastated the entire country. On this occasion, Rahul said that BJP has nothing but hate and violence. The BJP wants to destroy and divide Bengal, they are doing the same thing in Assam and Tamil Nadu. Rahul said that BJP is trying to destroy Bengal and its culture.
Rahul took a dig at Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and said that her party will never form an alliance with BJP and RSS. The saffron party wants to destroy the culture, heritage and culture of Bengal. The BJP has nothing but hate, violence. TMC election slogan “Khele hobe” (game will happen), he said that serving people and playing sports in it are not the same. We never aligned with BJP and RSS. Our fight is not only political, but also ideological. This is just a political battle for Mamata. The BJP knows very well that the Congress will never surrender, so they called for a Congress-free India. Rahul Gandhi urged the people to vote in favor of the Congress.
In Darjeeling, Rahul said, where BJP and RSS go, hatred starts growing.
In Darjeeling, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said that the people of Assam say that their history and culture is under attack. Tamil Nadu and Bengal are facing the same thing. Wherever BJP and RSS go, hatred starts growing there. According to him, in February last year, all Congress leaders and I collectively told the PM that India was going to be affected by Corona. You start preparing to save the economy, migrant laborers and small scale industries. The press made fun of me and said that I am trying to scare people.
Shri @RahulGandhi receives a tremendous reception as he arrives for his public meeting at Goalpokhar, West Bengal.#WBWelcomesRahulGandhi pic.twitter.com/w73g4IVT6q
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Four rounds of voting have been held for the Bengal assembly elections and the fifth phase is to be held on April 17. In a way, almost half of the elections in Bengal are over and there is only a fortnight left in the election campaign in the state. In such a situation, the BJP has given its full strength to conquer Bengal’s electoral battle while the big leaders of the Congress are missing from the field. After four phases of voting, Rahul will hold an election rally in West Bengal for the first time, while the Trinamool Congress and BJP have so far held rallies in Bengal. No rally in Bengal has become a matter of discussion on behalf of Rahul Gandhi.
Four phases of elections are yet to be held in West Bengal. Rahul Gandhi will hold an election rally in these four phases. However, other Congress leaders have their own different views and thinking on Rahul Gandhi not to rally. It is believed that if the Congress had more election rallies in West Bengal then the anti-BJP vote would have been affected and TMC would have suffered. Apart from Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra also did not hold any election rally in West Bengal. Priyanka Gandhi said that she has quarantined herself as her husband Robert Vadra Corona came in contact with the infected patient.
At the same time, even a week after the end of elections in Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, Congress star campaigners Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi have not even stepped into Bengal. Constant questions are also being raised about this. In the midst of all this, former President of Congress Rahul Gandhi will get into the election battle of Bengal for the first time today. Starting his election campaign in the state, Rahul Gandhi will address two public meetings in North Bengal today. First of all, he will hold a public meeting in Matigara-Naxalbari area of Siliguri. This will be followed by his rally at Goalpokhar in Uttar Dinajpur district.
It is worth mentioning that Congress-Left-ISF are contesting elections in Bengal, but Congress star campaigners Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi have not held a single rally in Bengal yet. Not only this, the big leaders of Congress are also keeping themselves away from Bengal. State Congress President Adhir Chaudhary is campaigning in association with leaders of Left Front and Indian Secular Front. On the other hand, BJP has put all its strength in Bengal. From PM Narendra Modi to Union Home Minister Amit Shah are repeatedly visiting Bengal and are constantly attacking Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. In fact, there are many political compulsions on which Rahul used to avoid touring Bengal to avoid questions arising. While the Congress is contesting elections in Bengal along with the Left parties and on the other hand, it is the main opponent in Kerala. In such a situation, he has so far avoided election campaigning in Bengal to avoid double compulsion penalties.
