NDA govt formed through ‘threats, intimidation’, will collapse: Mamata

New Delhi, July 21

Stating that the Narendra Modi-led government had been formed through “intimidation and threats”, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday said the Central Government would not “last long and soon collapse”.

Addressing a massive “Martyrs’ Day” rally of the TMC in Kolkata, Banerjee, without naming anyone, also criticised the BJP’s allies in the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government at the Centre for giving up ministerial positions for financial gain.

SP chief Akhilesh Yadav, who was also present at the event, also claimed that the NDA government at the Centre would not last long. He said communal forces might experience temporary success but would be defeated ultimately.

“This government at the Centre won’t last long and will fall soon. Such communal forces want to be in power at any cost, but those designs won’t succeed,” he said, without naming the BJP or NDA.

Describing NDA allies as “cowards and greedy individuals interested in financial inducements”, Banerjee said: “Has anyone ever heard of money being offered instead of ministries? They are cowards, shameless and greedy. They sacrificed their own identities.”

Complimenting Akhilesh Yadav, Banerjee said the “khel” (game) he played in UP should have made the BJP government in UP to resign. However, the government continued to remain power by misusing agencies, she said.

“You cannot intimidate us by misusing agencies,” Banerjee asserted. The West Bengal CM said only Bengal can preserve the existence of India and there can be no India without Bengal.

Banerjee accused the BJP, Congress and CPM of having a “tacit understanding” in West Bengal, alleging that their sole aim was to obstruct development efforts in the state. She said when the West Bengal Government gave advertisement for jobs or recruited people, these parties filed PILs in courts to block job creation.

Communal forces won’t succeed

The Central Government won’t last long. Such communal forces want to be in power at any cost, but their designs won’t succeed. — Akhilesh Yadav, SP chief