Kolkata : Jhalmuri, a popular Bengali spicy snack, has turned into a battle cry in poll-bound Bengal. After Prime Minister Narendra Modi made an unscheduled stop at a nondescript roadside stall to have jhalmuri last week during his poll campaign in Bengal’s Jhargram.
Taking a swipe at Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her party for turning it into a political issue, PM Modi, while addressing a massive public meeting in Krishnanagar on Thursday, said that while he ate jhalmuri, it was the TMC that felt the jolt. He also expressed confidence in a BJP victory in Bengal and said celebrations would be held on May 4, with sweets and jhalmuri to be distributed. On May 4, there will also be celebrations of BJP’s victory in Bengal, sweets will be distributed and jhalmuri will also be shared, he said.
As voting for the first phase continues in West Bengal, PM Modi extended greetings to voters and urged a record turnout. Soon after visuals of PM Modi enjoying jhalmuri went viral, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee called it a poll gimmick and a drama. “You have suddenly started loving jhalmuri. But what about people being prevented from eating fish and mutton in BJP-ruled states?” Banerjee asked.
At a rally in Birbhum, she questioned the spontaneity of the act, saying, “Cameras were placed there beforehand. The SPG (the force responsible for providing proximity security to the prime minister) had arranged for the whole thing.” He was seen carrying a Rs 10 note in his pocket. Is it believable? It’s all drama,” she added. We never dictate anybody’s dietary habits. Once we win (the West Bengal polls), I will send tiler naru (sesame seed laddoo), khirer naru (thickened milk laddoos) to every BJP leader who came to Bengal, she said.
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