Banerjee said the TMC believed in delivering its promises, asking the women attending the rally to check whether the monthly assistance of Rs 1,000 under the state’s ‘Lakshmir Bhandar’ scheme has reached their bank accounts.”I am sure you have received it already. Those who haven’t got it will get it soon. Already 2.5 crore women are getting the money,” she added.The TMC chief also took on the Election Commission, stating that on her way to the rally venue, she saw hoardings of central schemes with PM Narendra Modi’s photos, which violated the model code of conduct.”You have covered my photos in the hoardings of state government’s projects. No issue as that is how it should have been as election dates have been announced. But why did you leave out PM Modi’s photos? Not done,” she said.Banerjee claimed the BJP was booking all the rest houses, lodges and helipads for its leaders, depriving the TMC, which was affecting the level-playing field.”The NIA is enquiring at the guest houses to know if any TMC leader was staying there. It is keeping us under surveillance,” she alleged.Banerjee claimed the BJP was shedding “crocodile tears” in West Bengal where women are worshipped, but turned a blind eye to the “atrocities in Manipur where a woman was paraded naked”. She said in West Bengal, it was her TMC that was fighting the BJP.”Here the CPI(M), Congress and BJP have joined hands. If people of the state want to defeat an undemocratic force like BJP, TMC is the only party they should support,” she said.Accusing the BJP of “snatching the rights and liberties” of the people, Banerjee claimed that, in contrast, TMC believes in the individual rights of every citizen.”We fielded Shatrughan Sinha in Asansol, we also nominated Kirti Azad. Bengalis, non-Bengalis, Hindus, Muslims, tribals, non-tribals all live together in Bengal,” she said.Banerjee said that before 2011 people were scared to visit Purulia because of Maoist activities.”Compare that with today’s situation. From hotels and lodges to homestays, everything is available here now,” she said.Blaming the Centre, she said the JICA-assisted project to supply water to the people of Purulia is yet to be complete.”The person (BJP’s Jyotirmay Singh Mahato) who won from Purulia in 2019, what has he done for the people? The main issue you are facing is of drinking water. Even after 12 years, the JICA-assisted project is not complete.The Bengal government now guarantees you that water will reach every house soon,” she said, urging people to vote for TMC candidate Shantiram Mahato.
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