'Who is she to talk about Bihar?' LJP MP Shambhavi Choudhary slams Mamata Banerjee on her other states will 'burn' remark
New Delhi/IBNS: Ram Vilas Paswan's Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) MP Shambhavi Choudhary slammed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over her remarks on "Bihar will burn too if West Bengal burns."
Speaking at the foundation day event of the Trinamool Congress's student wing, Mamata Banerjee attacked the BJP over the violence during the Bengal bandh (strike) and the 'Nabanna Abhijan' protest march to the state secretariat.
"Some people think this (agitation) is similar to the protests in Bangladesh. I love Bangladesh, they speak like us (Bengal). Our culture is also the same. However, Bangladesh is a different country," Banerjee said in reference to the student protests in the neighbouring country over a controversial quota system that led to the fall of the Sheikh Hasina government.
"PM Modi, you are trying to create unrest in Bengal through your people. But remember, if you burn Bengal, Assam, the North-East, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, and Delhi will also burn," Banerjee said.
Reacting to her statement Shambhavi Choudhary told ANI: "Who is she to take about Bihar? Law and order is a state matter. The way the situation has turned out in Bengal is a complete failure of her government machinery. I think she is baffled by the situation. Who is she to talk about Bihar or UP?"
"If Bengal burns, why would Bihar be affected? Bihar is standing strong on its own," the young LJP leader added.
The Trinamool government is facing severe ire and massive protests over its handling of the rape and murder of a post-graduate trainee doctor at the state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.
Earlier, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma lambasted Mamata Banerjee after she mentioned the neighbouring state as she compared the protests in Kolkata to the Bangladesh crisis.
Responding to Mamata Banerjee's remarks that "if Bengal burns, then Assam and Delhi too shall burn", Himanta Sarma said the Trinamool Congress chief was trying to set India on fire with her "politics of failure".
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"Didi (Mamata Banerjee), how dare you threaten Assam? Don't show us your bloodshot eyes. Don't try to set India on fire with your politics of failure. It does not suit you to speak divisive language," the Assam Chief Minister tweeted.
दीदी, आपकी हिम्मत कैसे हुई असम को धमकाने की? हमें लाल आंखें मत दिखाइए। आपकी असफलता की राजनीति से भारत को जलाने की कोशिश भी मत कीजिए। आपको विभाजनकारी भाषा बोलना शोभा नहीं देता।
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) August 28, 2024
দিদি, আপনার এতো সাহস কীভাবে হলো যে আপনি অসমকে ধমকি দিচ্ছেন? আমাদের রক্তচক্ষু দেখাবেন না। আপনার অসফলতার… pic.twitter.com/k194lajS8s
The trainee doctor was allegedly raped and murdered at the seminar hall of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, which is located in North Kolkata's Belgachia area on the intervening night of August 8 and 9.
The incident triggered countrywide protests since it came to light earlier this month.
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