EC is a puppet acting at behest of BJP: Mamata

Kolkata: In a strongly-worded statement, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Wednesday that she will “cease to exist” if the BJP retains power at the Centre after the ongoing Addressing an election meeting in Hooghly in support of Trinamool Congress candidate and actress-turned-politician Rachana Banerjee, the Chief Minister said: “If the BJP returns to power, I will cease to exist. You will cease to exist. The common people will cease to exist. The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes will cease to exist. The farmers and workers will cease to exist. That is why defeating the BJP in every single seat is important for us.”

In 2019, BJP’s actress-turned-politician Locket Chatterjee got elected from Hooghly by over 83,000 votes. She has been re-nominated by the party this time as well. Calling Prime Minister Narendra Modi a “propaganda-oriented PM”, the Chief Minister said, “He knows nothing except self-propaganda. He is violating the Model Code of Conduct by making promises. And the Election Commission is sitting like a puppet, acting at the behest of the ruling party.”