People are ready to oust Modi: Abhishek

Arra (Bankura): Taking a dig at the Prime Minister on Monday, Trinamool Youth Congress president Abhishek Banerjee said the people have caught the double standards of Narendra Modi and are ready to oust him.

"People have caught the double standards of Modi and have decided to oust him. On May 23, the lead of Trinamool candidates will go up and Modi will go to tender his resignation to the President," said Banerjee. He was addressing a mammoth rally here on Monday afternoon.

Banerjee said Modi is talking about Hinduism, but in reality he has done nothing. "Five years ago in 2014 he had talked about the construction of Ram Mandir and is talking about it again to gain mileage for the polls," he said.

The Trinamool Youth Congress president said Mamata Banerjee has improved the places of worship for all religions. "The vast areas surrounding Tarakeshwar temple have been upgraded and beautified. In Dakshineshwar, a skywalk has been constructed to facilitate the pilgrims. In the temple town of Tarapith, massive development has been carried out. Even the burial grounds and crematoriums have been restored and developed," he said.

Banerjee alleged that "the corrupt people are thronging around Modi." "Nirav Modi and Vijay Mallya want Modi's return. Modi addresses meetings with the prime accused of Saradha chit fund scam sitting next to him. All the corrupt people have taken shelter in BJP," he said, adding: "Pakistan Prime Minister and ISI want Modi to come back. But the people in this country want to oust him. The farmers, workers, small traders and common people will vote him out."

He said that in the past seven years, massive development has taken place in Bankura. Steps have been taken to address the water crisis in some pockets. People from all walks of life have received benefits under the various schemes taken up by the state government. He urged people to cast their votes in favour of party nominee Subrata Mukherjee. "Go to the polling stations early in the morning and give your opinion in our favour," he said.