Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday called Amrita Roy, the Bharatiya Janata Party candidate against former royal family member and Trinamool Congress leader Mahua Moitra in Krishnanagar Lok Sabha constituency, and told her that he was working to ensure that around ₹3,000 There should be no loot worth crores. Poor people in West Bengal and the property attached by the Enforcement Directorate has been returned to them.
In a telephone conversation with Amrita Roy, which became public, Modi claimed that the priority of opposition parties is power, not the country.
A BJP source said, “PM Modi told ‘Rajmata’ Amrita Roy that he is exploring legal options to ensure that the money looted from the poor comes back to them, whatever assets and money the ED has recovered from the corrupt. Seized from.”
According to details of the conversation shared by the BJP, Modi put the amount of money given as bribe by people to get jobs in the state at Rs 3,000 crore.
Modi asked Amrita Roy to inform people about his stand and said he would find a way out immediately after coming back to power, which would also include legal provisions if needed, news agency PTI reported.
Taking a dig at the Congress for supporting Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal after his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate in a corruption case, Modi said those who had complained against AAP have now changed their ways to help him. have taken.
The PM said, “This shows that his priority is not the country but power.” , To save each other.
Modi also criticized those who had targeted the erstwhile royal family for its alleged support to the British after the BJP made him its candidate.
Amrita Roy told Modi that her family was being called traitors and said Krishnachandra Roy worked for the people and joined hands with other kings to save “Sanatan Dharma”.
After filing nomination from Jalpaiguri, BJP’s Jayant Kumar Roy said, “TMC is not worth the challenge.”
On this, Modi asked them not to take any pressure and said that they (TMC) do vote bank politics and will make all kinds of baseless allegations. He said, they do this to hide their sins.
On one hand they demand proof of the existence of Lord Ram while on the other they cite incidents two and three centuries old to defame others, Modi alleged.
Praising the king’s legacy of social reforms and development and taking his legacy forward, Modi said, “This is his double standards.”
Expressing confidence of his victory, he asked Amrita Roy to be ready with the agenda for the first 100 days for her constituency.
He also expressed confidence that West Bengal will vote for “change” in the state.
The telephone conversation comes on a day when Mahua Moitra was issued a fresh summons by the ED in connection with irregularities in the forex violation case, asking her to join the investigation on Thursday, March 28.
The BJP had won 18 of the 42 Lok Sabha seats in the state in 2019, which was seen as a jump in its fortunes and it is trying to increase its tally this time.