TMC chief says injured tigress more dangerous than one in woods; Shah holds roadshow in Midnapore
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday roared back at the BJP warning her political rivals that an injured tigress is more dangerous than the one in the woods.
Mamata led a roadshow to commemorate the Nandigram Day that eventually catapulted her to power. On March 14, 2007, 14 anti-land acquisition protesters were killed in a police firing at Nandigram. Riding a wheelchair, the Chief Minister took part in the roadshow at the end of which she said, “I am out in the public with a broken leg and go on campaigning in this condition on a wheel chair… but I must remind one and all that an injured tigress is more dangerous than the one in the forests.”
“Bhanga pa niyei khela hobe … khela hobe, jeta hobe (the game will be played with broken legs … there will be a game and victory will be ours),” Mamata said.
The Chief Minister, who led the 5-km roadshow from Mayo Road to Hazra More near her residence, said, “We will continue to fight boldly. I’m still in a lot of pain, but I feel the pain of my people even more,” adding “people advised me rest but “if I go for bed rest, who will reach out to people… We have suffered a lot and will suffer more but we will never bow down to cowardice … we will never let Bengal be taken by the outsiders.”
Mamata who left for Durgapur on Sunday noon, will attend at least five back-to-back rallies at Purulia and Bankura — all in wheelchair.
Meanwhile, Home Minister Amit Shah held a colourful roadshow here in West Midnapore district on Sunday as he sought to bolster the BJP’s campaign in West Bengal ahead of the Assembly elections.
The roadshow, which commenced at the local BJP office, “Premhari Bhavan’’, and concluded at Malancha petrol pump in the town, covering a distance of nearly one kilometer. Shah was accompanied by BJP national general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya and party State president Dilip Ghosh.
Thousands of supporters took part in the rally, which began after sundown, as residents stood on balconies and rooftops to witness the show.
Shah waved at the spectators and showered rose petals on the participants of the roadshow, as the saffron party candidate for Kharagpur Sadar constituency Hiran Chatterjee, who is also a film star, stood by his side.
Monday, 15 March 2021 | PNS | Kolkata
