People voted wholeheartedly against SIR harassment: Abhishek

Trinamul Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee today urged the people to cast their vote in favour of the Trinamul Congress to ensure that the deposits of the BJP contenders are forfeited.

He was addressing a public rally at a ground adjacent to Nilanjana Park, Jagatballavpur, this afternoon. The rally was held in support of the party’s nominee in Jagatballavpur and Domjur, Samir Chatterjee and Tapas Maity.

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“I am not a soothsayer but I had predicted the election results in 2021 and 2024 more or less correctly. Rest assured that Trinamul has got more than 100 seats in the first phase of the election, held yesterday. People have voted for us and we express gratitude towards them,” he said.

Abhishek also criticised the home minister for his ‘hang-upside down’ remark.

“The leader from Gujarat has come here and on our soil is threatening Bengalis to hang them upside down! I dare him to stay here till 4 May evening and see what the people of Bengal have to say to him!” he said.

He added: “BJP leaders have so much audacity that they have threatened the sons of the soil. People came out to vote against the harassment due to SIR.”

He said: “Trinamul has selected those candidates who will work for the people round the clock. Our candidates from Domjur and Jagatballavpur have worked for the people and will continue to serve them,” he said, adding, “Go to the polling station in the morning and cast your vote. It is your constitutional right,” he maintained.

He said: “The BJP is full of people with tarnished images. Many of them were caught on charges of embezzlement of funds or holding firearms without licence. They were given clean chit by the BJP. It is perhaps the only party in the world that had felicitated the rapists. Do not waste your vote by supporting the saffron party.”

He said in Howrah, 18,500 youths have received Banglar Yuba Sathi in Domjur and 18,000 youths in Jagatballavpur. More than 91,000 women have received Lakshmir Bhandar in Domjur and 90,000 in Jagatballavpur. “People feel safe and protected under Trinamul Congress rule. Women in thousands came out and voted for us and we are indebted to them,” he said.

Mr Banerjee added BJP is a party of people who seldom speak the truth. “No sober person can support the BJP. The leaders come to Bengal and speak volumes of lies. They never hesitate to tell lies. Take your revenge politically and vote against them,” he said.