Kolkata, Apr 20:
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of “misusing” government machinery for political campaigns.
Addressing a poll rally in Hooghly district’s Tarakeswar, Banerjee alleged that Modi indulged in “illegal campaign” for the BJP through his address to the nation regarding the women’s quota bill.
“They (BJP) misused the government machinery yesterday for political campaigns. We condemn this and will file a complaint (to the Election Commission),” she said, accusing the PM of violating the Model Code of Conduct (MCC).
In an address to the nation on Saturday, a day after a bill to implement 33 per cent women’s reservation in legislatures from 2029 was defeated in the Lok Sabha, Modi warned the Congress and its allies that the women of India will severely punish them for “the sin of foeticide”.
Banerjee said, “You (PM) have to answer to the people of India as you did an illegal campaign for your party.”