'Goalkeeper' CM wants free vaccination in Bengal with Centre's help

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday launched a sharp attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and said she would ensure that it does not leave a mark in the upcoming assembly elections in the state. "I will be the goalkeeper in assembly polls and the BJP will not be able to score a single goal," she said. "No Modi or Gujarat will rule Bengal, only Bengal will rule Bengal," she added. CM Banerjee said, a wounded tigress is dangerous. Game is on. If you [voters] can defeat them [BJP] in Bengal, know that they will disappear from India."

Speaking at a rally in Hooghly, the chief minister also claimed that 'worse fate than former US President Donald Trump awaits PM Modi. Banerjee also slammed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for its interrogation of Trinamool MP Abhishek Banerjee's wife in connection with the coal theft case. "The CBI interrogation of TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee's wife is an insult to our women," she said.Ms Banerjee  launched multiple scathing attacks on PM Modi and Union home minister Amit Shah, accusing them of spreading lies and hatred throughout the country.

CM Banerjee also wrote a leeter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking free vaccination for people in the state. The chief minister highlighted the concern that that people in the upcoming elections will be forced to go to polling stations without any vaccination coverage.The chief minister reasoned that it is equally important to reach out to people with a rapid programme immediately for the interest of the health and well-being of all concerned with the election process. "Under the circumstances, government of West Bengal has decided to procure an adequate number of vaccines for the members of the public at large," Banerjee said in the letter