File picture of West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee
BOLPUR: Iterating that the BJP is a party of outsiders , West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday asserted that the land of Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore would never allow hate politics to triumph over secularism.
Banerjee, during a rally in Bolpur, claimed that conspiracies were being hatched to destroy the state s inclusive culture and cautioned people against divisive politics. Stop this politics of violence. this divisive politics. Please steer clear of outsiders in your area, inform the local police if necessary. If some goons from outside come to our state to terrorise locals, all of you should put up a united fight against them, she said.
You Can Buy A Few MLAs, But You Can t Buy TMC: Mamata No place for hate politics in Tagore s land , says West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee PTI photo Outlook Web Bureau 2020-12-29T15:29:58+05:30 You Can Buy A Few MLAs, But You Can t Buy TMC: Mamata outlookindia.com 2020-12-29T16:00:15+05:30
Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday hit out at BJP for doing communal politics at Visva-Bharati. While addressing a rally in Bolpur, she said, You can buy a few MLAs, but you can t buy TMC.
Speaking on the recent defections of TMC leaders, she said that it does not matter who are leaving the party as long as she has people s support. I feel bad when I see efforts being made to pursue communal politics at Visva-Bharati, she added.
Mamata Banerjee led a 4-km march in West Bengal s Bolpur and held a rally.
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Few MLAs leaving TMC would not matter, people are with us: Ms Banerjee
Land of Rabindranath Tagore will never allow hate politics: Ms Banerjee
Bolpur, West Bengal:
Exactly one week after Union Home Minister Amit Shah s triumphant parade at West Bengal s Bolpur, the town of Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore s Visva Bharati University, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee took on the BJP at a competitive campaign rally ahead of next year s assembly elections, attacking the party for divisive politics . Just by buying a few MLAs - and the most rotten ones - don t think you can buy the Trinamool Congress, she said in her first public reference to the exit of seven MLAs from her party 10 days ago, including former minister Suvendu Adhikari.
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Launching a pointed attack at the BJP for welcoming Trinamool renegades, she said: You can buy a few MLAs, but you cannot buy Trinamool Congress
She said that those who don`t respect Mahatma Gandhi and other icons of the country are talking of `Sonar Bangla` (Golden Bengal)
Basudev Baul, who had lunch with Union Home Minister Amit Shah during his visit to Bolpur, was seen on the stage on Tuesday and sang at the rally
New Delhi: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday (December 29) asserted that the land of Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore would never allow hate politics to triumph over secularism. Addressing a rally in Bolpur, Mamata Banerjee claimed that conspiracies were being hatched to destroy the state s inclusive culture and cautioned people against divisive politics.
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December 29, 2020 17:44 IST
During a rally in Bolpur, the Chief Minister of Bengal branded Visva-Bharati Vice-Chancellor Bidyut Chakrabarty as a “BJP man” and said he plans on destroying the rich heritage of the hallowed institution by “importing divisive and communal politics inside its campus”.
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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee during a rally ahead of West Bengal Assembly polls 2021, at Bolpur in Birbhum district on Tuesday.
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During a rally in Bolpur, the Chief Minister of Bengal branded Visva-Bharati Vice-Chancellor Bidyut Chakrabarty as a “BJP man” and said he plans on destroying the rich heritage of the hallowed institution by “importing divisive and communal politics inside its campus”.