Fresh from filing her nomination for the Bhowanipore assembly seat, Mamata Banerjee launched a blistering attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a rally in Arambagh. Raising the issue of Pakistani Defense Minister Khawaja Asif’s recent threat to target Kolkata, the Chief Minister questioned the PM’s silence. “When Bengal is being threatened by Pakistan, why is Mr. Modi keeping his mouth shut with a leukoplast?” she asked.

The Trinamool supremo didn’t stop there. Targeting Union Home Minister Amit Shah, she alleged that even the people with whom “Mota Bhai” (Shah) had shared meals now find their names missing from the voter list. Expressing her dissatisfaction over the freezing of voter lists before the first phase of polling, she hinted at a legal battle, stating, “I might be a fool, but as a lawyer, I think we should move court again.”

Predicting a downfall for the BJP with her trademark rhyme, “A-pash, O-pash, Dhopas” (collapse on all sides), she promised a “battle for every inch.” Banerjee also rolled out several populist promises, including converting all mud houses into concrete structures and ensuring the ‘Lakshmir Bhandar’ scheme continues indefinitely. Addressing the farming community, she assured potato farmers that the state government is actively procuring their produce for various schemes.