Mamata does not recognize me as PM: Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee did not recognize him as her Prime Minister. Instead she treats the Pakistan Prime Minister as her Prime Minister.

Addressing a rally in Mau in Uttar Pradesh, Modi said: "Those who are singing the tune of 'Modi hatao' are now becoming desperate. The expletives used against me by the opposition are increasing by the day.

"The West Bengal Chief Minister does not acknowledge me as Prime Minister - she believes that Pakistan Prime Minister is her Prime Minister. I am going to West Bengal today and will tell the nation about the kind of anarchy that has been spread there."

Modi said that if Didi (Mamata) had her way, she would not even allow his helicopter to land or his rally to take place. Her party workers disrupted the roadshow of BJP President Amit Shah and vandalized the statue of Ishwar Chand Vidyasagar, he stated.

Lashing out at the SP-BSP alliance, the Prime Minister said, "This is an opportunistic alliance which was forged in an air-conditioned room in Lucknow. These leaders are cut off from ground realities and have forgotten their party workers."

He said the nation knew that the 'Modi hatao' slogan was just an excuse and the real purpose was to hide their corruption.

"Those with 8 seats, 10 seats and 30 seats are now aspiring to become the Prime Minister but they do not know that the country has decided "Phir ek baar, Modi sarkaar", he added.

--IANS

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