At an address today in Bengal, PM Modi once again took a dig at Mamata Banerjee using “Didi O Didi”, stating that Mamata and her team has been “clean bowled” and they have been asked to leave the field.
Trinamool Congress has strongly condemned the line “Didi O Didi”.
"Didi, o didi, if you want to unload your anger, I am here. Abuse me all you want. But don't insult Bengal's dignity and tradition. Bengal won't tolerate your arrogance, tolabaaz (extortion), cut money syndicate because people want 'Asol Poribartan (real change)' now," PM Modi said, campaigning in Bardhaman for the Bengal election that is almost at its end.
Employing TMC’s slogan "Ma, Mati Manush (Mother, motherland, people)", Modi attacked the party and said, "Tormenting 'Ma', looting 'Mati' and bloodshed of 'Manush' is the reality." He used several cricket references and remarked that the people of Bengal have hit so many boundaries in the 1st four rounds of voting helping BJP complete its century.
He said, "The people of Bengal hit so many fours and sixes that BJP has already completed a century (of seats) in the first 4 phases of assembly polls. They have wiped out the Trinamool in half the match (and mein poora saaf).”
"People of Bengal have clean bowled Didi in Nandigram and have asked her entire team to leave the field," said the PM.
With Nandigram, Modi referred to the constituency from where Mamata Banerjee is contesting Bengal polls against her former aide Suvendu Adhikari who joined BJP and has now become her rival.
Blaming Banerjee for instigating people against central forces on election duty in the state, Modi mentioned the killing of 4 people in firing by central forces in Cooch Behar on Saturday and said: "Your policies have snuffed out the lives of children of countless mothers."
"Didi calls herself a Royal Bengal Tiger. You tell me, is it possible for someone to say such things without her permission? Such comments have hurt the soul of Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar. You have committed the biggest mistake, the biggest sin by insulting Dalits, Didi," he said, as he targeted Banerjee over TMC leader and poll candidate’s comments that seemed to equate Scheduled Castes with beggars.
"Didi knows Congress could not return once voted out, Left could not return once removed from power, you also will never be able to return after defeat," he said.
Bengal is left with four more rounds of voting and the results of state elections will be announced on May 2.