Speaking lies do not suit a Prime Minister, says Mamata Banerjee

Amid ongoing Lok Sabha elections 2024 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee lashed out at the Bharatiya Janata Party BJP on Sunday saying that it does not suit a Prime Minister to speak so many lies reported news agency ANIPrime Minister is continuously speaking lies This does not suit a Prime Minister it does not look good His thinking is narrow I dont believe that just because he says lies I have to speak lies too Banerjee said speaking at a public rally at West Bengals Malda on Sunday reported ANIThe Chief Minister said that no political party was born in India that has as many thieves as the BJPBJP is a big jumlabaaz and conspirator Such a party full of thieves has not come up in India ever Whoever has lots of money has joined the BJP If they dont join they will be harassed by the CBI or Income Tax or NIA or NSG Banerjee said reported ANISlamming the BJP for not paying money for MGNREGA scheme the Trinamool Congress TMC supremo pointed out that her state government has paid the moneyOn the other hand those poor who have worked for 100 days have not received any money Have you received any money from the Panchayat Job card holders who worked for 100 days have not been paid for three yearsWe launched a movement in Delhi Neither the Prime Minister nor his thieves his panchayat panchayat samiti nor MLA paid the money We have paid the money the Chief Minister said reported ANIBanerjee even promised to implement a 50day employment program for job card holders directlyIn future we will run a 50day employment programme for job card holders not through these people BJP but directly she saidLambasting the BJP for claiming that the TMC engaged in thefts in West Bengal Banerjee challenged the Prime Minister to bring on the track records of other NDAruled states like Maharashtra Uttar Pradesh and Bihar and tally them with Bengals reported ANIThey BJP are saying that since TMC engaged in thefts they did not pay If you have the courage and if you have 56 inch chest prove it Bring the track records of Maharashtra Uttar Pradesh Bihar and West Bengal Banerjee said reported ANIThe TMC chief claimed that BJP stopped funds for MGNREGA since they won from the Malda Uttar constituencyYou have sent 350 committees here We have furnished whatever reports you wanted We have cleared everything Even then you have stopped 100days work in West Bengal This is because they won After winning they did these she said reported ANIBJPs Khagen Murmu defeated TMCs Mausam Noor with a margin of 84288 seats in the 2019 Lok Sabha seatsSlamming the BJP for its muchimproved performance in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls Banerjee said They stopped paying money for work on road construction This is because they got 18 seats in 2019 They thought themselves to be big shotsIn an attack on the BJP for allegedly starting a ration programme in West Bengal in which the Prime Ministers photo and party symbol will be affixed to the ration distributed the Chief Minister said that she denied implementing it in the stateThey BJP have started a rice program before elections They are saying that even if someone has to take a 2 kg ration They said that there will be the photo of the Prime Minister and BJP logo on it We did not allow it If they want to give the logo of West Bengal government we have no problem as we give more money But if you think that you will be taking everything by force remember that the day people stop supporting you you will understand that people have true power Banerjee said reported ANIMalda Uttar will be voting in the third phase of the Lok Sabha elections 2024 on May 7During the 2019 Lok Sabha elections in West Bengal the Trinamool Congress TMC won 22 seats while the BJP won 18 seats Congress emerged victorious in two seatsWith inputs from ANI