- Trinamul has no links with sushasan. In Bengal sushasan cannot be seen with binocular or under a microscope. Choose politics of performance over politics of blood this time, says PM from Baruipur rally
- Trinamul’s politics is politics of blood. They promote corruption. Their politics is aimed at their vote bank. They had illegally declared 77 Muslim communities under the OBC category. When the court pulled them up to appease the Muslims they are saying they will not obey the high court’s order: PM
- Trinamul and Left are in the INDI alliance. Both indulge in politics of appeasement. Both are anti-democracy. Panchayat, civic polls, assembly or Lok Sabha are not without violence in Bengal.
- Viksit Bharat is not possible without Viksit Bengal: PM from Baruipur rally
- Our vision is to make India a global hub for tourism and textile. Unprecedented investments have been made in modern connectivity, and public transport: PM
- In the last 10 years every day in India two new colleges have been established every day, one new University has come up every week. Every year 30 new medical colleges have been opened, says Prime Minister
- Does the Trinamul have any vision for the country, for Bengal? They only work for their vote bank and cannot do anything for the youth. They want you to stay poor and unemployed so that they can run their shop: PM
- If you ask, 90 out of 100 will say Modi will come to power, why waste on others? Cast your vote to form the government at the centre, says PM
- CPM is contesting polls to help the Trinamul. They are two sides of the same coin: PM in Baruipur
- Last two months, I have been to different parts of Bengal. This time Trinamul and INDI alliance partners’ fortresses are going to collapse. Voters of Bengal are going to bloom the lotus here, says PM Modi
- People of Bengal know how important it is to have a strong government at the centre. On June 4 new history will be created: PM
- After the impact of yesterday’s cyclone organising such a meeting is no easy task, says Modi at Baruipur
- PM Modi reaches the venue at Baruipur in the Jadavpur Lok Sabha constituency
- "A vote to the CPM is a vote to the Trinamul. The chief minister has made it clear she will support the INDI alliance government at the Centre," said Modi at Ashoknagar
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"The Trinamul has started abusing the Hindu monks and ascetics. Ramakrishna Mission, ISKCON and Bharat Sevashram Sangha are respected all over the world. But Trinamul has started abusing them to carry forward its agenda of vote jihad,” Modi said.
- “People have seen how Trinamul is attacking the judiciary in Bengal. Trinamul cannot bear the truth. Whenever someone questions them, brings their crimes to light, the Trinamul targets them,” Modi said at Ashoknagar
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A political face-off between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, days ahead of the seventh and final phase of the ongoing Lok Sabha elections, will keep Calcutta on the edge on Tuesday as the two rivals lead their parties in campaign in and around the city.
While Modi will address two public meetings and then lead a roadshow in north Calcutta, the chief minister will lead two padayatras and address a public meeting during the day.
Starting his day’s campaign in Jharkhand’s Dumka, Modi’s next stop is North 24-Parganas Ashoknagar, a part of the Barasat Lok Sabha constituency, to campaign for the BJP nominee Swapan Mazumdar. The meeting is scheduled to start at 2.30 pm.
Mamata will be in the neighbouring constituency of Dum Dum, where the Trinamul’s Saugata Roy is in the fray, for a padayatra from Birati to the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport on Jessore Road scheduled to start at 3 pm.
By the time Mamata’s first padayatra is over, Modi is likely to head for Baruipur (South 24-Parganas), where he will address a public meeting for the BJP’s Jadavpur candidate Anirban Ganguly at 4 pm.
As Modi speaks at Baruipur, Mamata will head to Entally in central Calcutta to lead a march for the Trinamul candidates Sudip Bandyopadhyay (Calcutta North) and Mala Roy (Calcutta South). The padyatra will start at 5pm from Entally Market and end at Ballygunge Phari.
The most awaited event of the day is Modi’s road show from Shyambazar’s Five-Point Crossing to Swami Vivekananda’s residence in north Calcutta’s Simla street.
At 5.55 pm, the PM is scheduled to offer floral tributes at the statue of Subhas Chandra Bose following which the wheels will roll for the road show from Shyambazar Five-Point crossing. It will move down Bidhan Sarani, crossing Hatibagan and end at the junction of Vivekananda Road and Bidhan Sarani. PM Modi will also visit Swami Vivekananda’s residence to pay his tributes around 7 pm.
From 6 pm onwards, Mamata will be at Behala Chowrasta to address a public meeting for the Calcutta South candidate Mala Roy.