'Modi does Hindu-Muslim every day': Mamata Banerjee attacks PM after getting EC notice

Launching another attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has said that he plays the Hindu-Muslim card every day to gain votes.

This comes as Banerjee has received a notice from the Election Commission of India (ECI) for demanding votes on communal grounds.

"It hardly matters even if 10 show-cause notices are issued against me. I am telling everyone to vote together, there will be no division. How many complaints have been filed against Narendra Modi? He does Hindu-Muslim every day so why EC is not taking any action?" she said.

Mamata made the remarks while during a poll rally. Banerjee also lashed out at the BJP for raising fuel prices in the country and accused the party of destroying the country and propagating lies against her and Trinamool Congress (TMC) through national channels.

"They have over one lakh thugs in West Bengal to convert it into Gujarat. We will not let our state be turned into Gujarat," she remarked, adding that the rival party has bought several political leaders with money.

The Chief Minister also chastised the BJP for not coming to West Bengal during the COVID-19 pandemic, cyclone Amphan and floods, but for turning up in huge numbers before the assembly elections.

Ahead of the fourth phase of the West Bengal assembly elections, both sides have intensified their campaigning with senior BJP leaders such as Narendra Modi, JP Nadda and Yogi Adityanath entering the fray.