The Bharatiya Janata Party took a swipe at the Trinamool Congress’s main campaign slogan ‘Bengal wants its own daughter’ while attacking TMC chief Mamata Banerjee’s new daughter-image saying that Bengal wants its own daughter and not Pishi (aunt). Trying to engage the TMC in a poster-war, the BJP on Saturday released a poster featuring nine of its prominent women leaders. The poster read: “Bangla tar meyekei chay, pishi ke noy” which translates into Bengal wants its own daughter and not pishi. Earlier this month, the TMC had launched its campaign slogan - ‘Bangla Nijer Meyekei Chay’ – with an eye on women voters. In the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, the participation rate of women voters in Bengal was as high as 81.7%.

Source: Hindustan Times February 27, 2021 16:16 UTC