“They said they will eat Jhal Muri if they win, but I say I will give you Bhelpuri from Delhi”, said West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee as she targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his recent
‘Jhal Muri’ break in Jhargram during a poll campaign.
Addressing an election rally at Bowbazar, theChief Minister alleged that PM Modi’s stopover was staged.
“They had fitted TV cameras and CCTV cameras earlier for security. They had prepared jhal muri from home for security concerns and gave Rs 10 to the shopkeeper. In fact, I don’t carry any notes”, she said, as quoted by news agency ANI.
Using the ‘Jhal Muri’ reference, CM Mamata Banerjee took a dig at the BJP, saying, “They said they will eat Jhal Muri if they win, but I say I will give you bhelpuri from Delhi. First, they showed a ‘chai-wala’, and now they are showing Jhal Muri to win the election.”
“We are habitual of spicy Jhal Muri, but have you ever tried fish and chicken curry? I eat your dhokla, I eat dosa, I eat litti, I eat thekua, I eat sattu. I eat vermicelli during Eid, and I eat halwa. Don’t teach me religion”, she added.
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PM’s ‘Jhal Muri’ Promise To Bengal
Earlier, Prime Minister Modi had taken a jibe at the ruling Trinamool Congress at a rally in Krishnanagar, saying ‘Jhal Muri’ will be distributed, once the results are declared on May 4.
“You must wave the flag of the BJP-NDA’s victory with full strength. On May 4, the celebration of the BJP’s victory will also take place in Bengal, sweets will also be distributed, and jhal muri will also be handed out. Jhalmuri has also given a thunderous shock to some people. I ate the Jhal Muri, but the Jhal (spice) hit TMC,” he had said.
West Bengal underwent the first phase of Assembly voting on Thursday, with the state registering a record voter turnout of 92.88 per cent.
The previous record high was 84.72 per cent in 2011, when TMC Supremo and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee came to power, ending the 34-year-rule of the CPI(M).
The second phase of voting will be held on April 29, with the counting of votes set to be declared on May 4.
