West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday demanded cancellation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s candidature from Varanasi for “shamelessly indulging in horse trading”, a day after he claimed 40 TMC MLAs were in touch with him. Likening the prime minister with Gabbar Singh, the antagonist in the 1975 blockbuster ‘Sholay’, she said, “National leaders like Netaji (Subhas Chandra Bose) are revered and loved by all. The chief minister also said the BJP will not be able to establish a foothold in West Bengal, no matter how much the party “daydreams” about it. “Modi is daydreaming about getting a foothold in West Bengal. In its letter to the EC, the TMC demanded “strong action” for the “unfounded, inappropriate and illegal” campaign and utterances of the prime minister.

Source: Hindustan Times April 30, 2019 09:56 UTC