Trinamool MP Satabdi Roy was seen standing next to Mamata Banerjee in the rally. Until a few days ago, state politics was abuzz with speculation that Satabdi Roy might leave the TMC and join the BJP.
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However, the Trinamool Congress on Sunday (January 17) appointed Satabdi Roy as the vice president of the state unit. The development followed after last week Roy expressed displeasure with the party’s leadership saying that she was facing problems.
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While addressing the rally in Purulia, Mamata Banerjee attacked the BJP in several ways. She asked, “In a country where people go door to door to earn Rs 1,400, what is the need to build a new parliament building at a cost of Rs 14,000 crore?”
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“I can do as much as possible with the money I have. I can't do more than that. Do you know how many crores of rupees it costs to give free ration? Today I am giving free ration, free healthcare, free education, food and water,” she added.
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The CM alleged that the BJP sends people to create trouble in all her meetings. She threatened the BJP of doing the same in all of their meetings.
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