We will defeat BJP to win 2021 state assembly election: Mamata Banerjee

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Mamata Banerjee
Mamata Banerjee

New Delhi : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said, “The Gujarat model cannot rule West Bengal and Trinamool Congress (TMC) will see a historic victory in the 2021 state assembly polls.”

“TMC will fight against all odds and defeat the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to win the Assembly Election,” Banerjee said while addressing a virtual rally of the TMC on 'Martyrs' Day'.

"Today on the solemn occasion of July 21, Shahid Divas, we could not organise a huge rally due to COVID-19. But, next year we will hold the biggest rally on July 21 after winning elections fighting against all odds," the CM added.

Addressing the current COVID-19 crisis in the state, she said that the focus of her government is on testing, tracking and tracing. "We are going to ramp up our testing. The more we test the more people will test positive. By August 15, we will test 25,000 people per day and by August 31, we will have more beds."

On the funds from the Centre after Cyclone Amphan, she said, "Has Bengal received what it deserved from Centre during Cyclone Amphan? We have released funds for migrant labourers, cyclones and combating COVID-19."

Training her guns at the Centre, the CM said, "Centre has slammed us all the time and has always maligned West Bengal. We are going to take revenge but by celebrating mankind and love.”

"Centre hasn't given us money, they have looked down upon us. I'm a human. I have reached this stage after getting bashed up brutally all over my life. Now BJP abuses me. They desire to play communal clashes and dislodge the government. Don't let them do this," she further added.

Taking a dig at the BJP, she said, "Party in power at the Centre, are resorting to 'goondaism'. Some people saying there is no law and order in the state. Why don’t you visit the districts and check for yourself whether there is any law and order? If there's no law and order in West Bengal, then see what is happening in UP, Bihar, Tripura and Assam.”