PM Modi has lost credibility, he should resign, says Mamata Banerjee

Criticising Prime Minister Narendra Modi for failing to get majority votes, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee launched an attack saying people have rejected his leadership, which is why the BJP failed to secure a majority on its own.

“Modi has broken many parties and now the people have shattered his morale. Modi should resign on moral grounds along with Union Home Minister Amit Shah,” she said.

While addressing the media on Tuesday (June 4), Banerjee said, “Aap ka magic gya (your magic is gone). You have lost credibility. We want you to resign.”

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“I will surely help the INDIA alliance, had discussions with some people. I will try that Modi is out and INDIA is at the Centre. INDIA has got enough votes and it has the capacity,” the West Bengal CM said.

Hitting back, Amit Malviya, BJP’s IT cell chief, said, “Mamata Banerjee had lost her election in Nandigram to BJP’s Suvendu Adhikari. Yet, she continued as the Chief Minister of Bengal. She should be the last person to pontificate on ‘credibility’."

Talking about the state, the TMC leader said, “West Bengal was the most tormented state. Atrocities were the worst on West Bengal. On the one hand, there was the CBI, ED, and IT. And a section of the media also worked against us.”

"I want the Centre to clear the dues of every state and restart the central schemes they halted. They should stop using central agencies and manipulating the judiciary. If they don't, there will be a huge movement."

"Protests have already prevented them from entering Haryana, and similarly, they may not be allowed to enter the Parliament," Banerjee added.

According topolitical experts, the TMC government’s schemes such as the Lakshmir Bhandar to provide financial assistance to women, not only earned the party rich dividends in the assembly but also in the Lok Sabha elections. The assistance was increased from ₹500 to ₹1,000 per month just ahead of the polls.

“The TMC’s main hold is the women for whom the government has floated a series of schemes including financial aid. These schemes include women and girls of all ages starting from a schoolgirl to a senior citizen. There are special schemes for widows,” said a TMC woman minister.

(With inputs from agencies)