Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday alleged that central agencies are threatening TMC leaders and elected representatives with prison term in chit fund scam cases, if they don't join the BJP. Addressing the Martyrs' Day rally here, the TMC chief accused the BJP of trying to replicate the "Karnataka horse-trading model" by luring TMC MLAs with money and other perks.

The CM, speaking at her first major political rally after the Lok Sabha polls, also said TMC will launch a statewide protest on July 26, demanding return of black money "siphoned off" by the BJP.