KOLKATA: Responding to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s “legal case” threat over his remarks warning “didi’s goons” against creating disruptions in polling, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said that the Bengal CM gets angry with him whenever he issues warning to “Trinamool Congress-backed hooligans”.
“In every election, the hooligans backed by Trinamool Congress disturb the polling process through acts of violence. So in every rally, I caution these hooligans about dire consequences if they try to disrupt the polling process. And whenever I issue such warnings, the Chief Minister gets angry with me,” Shah said while addressing a campaign rally at Jamalpur in East Burdwan district.
Unfazed by CM Banerjee’s warning, the Home Minister reiterated that hooligans will be placed behind bars.
“But I want to say that now I am just issuing a note of caution. If the hooligans do not mend their ways, their place will be behind bars,” Shah asserted.
His swift response came shortly after CM said that she is going to file a “legal case” against Union Home Minister Amit Shah over his “violent remarks.”
“We are going to file a legal case against Amit Shah for his violent remarks. As Home Minister, he cannot make such comments,” CM Banerjee said in Hoogly.
This comes after Banerjee targeted Shah’s “hang upside down” warning directed at TMC workers post polls on Friday, asserting that the BJP’s “forceful approach” would fail to resonate with Bengal’s voters.
“What kind of language is a Home Minister using? To say you will hang people upside down post-election is unacceptable. With this mindset, you will never win Bengal–never!” she added.
Earlier on Friday, Shah warned of strict action against the alleged “goons” of the TMC party.
Addressing a gathering at Arambagh, Shah issued a stern warning, declaring that if the people of Arambagh are troubled on the 29th, the authorities would take decisive action after May 5th.
“I’m warning Didi’s goons not to step out of their homes on the 29th. If the people of Arambagh are troubled on the 29th, after the 5th, we’ll hang them upside down and straighten them out,” said Shah.
Agencies