Referring to the Guajart riots, Banerjee said, "We love the people of Gujarat. So many people got killed there, including pregnant women. He is a devil."
"We are staring at a nightmarish dream as the person being projected by you (media) as the PM of the country. If he becomes the PM, it is nation's misfortune and dark days will be ushered in," Banerjee told reporters at the makeshift state secretariat in Howrah.
Stating that the people of Bengal could not be divided, she said he had the "cheek" to create a division between Bengalis and non-Bengalis.
The TMC chief also alleged Modi was trying to divide "Bengalis and Hindustanis" and "he is saying all this on Bengal's soil and spreading hatred".
"We love Biharis like brothers and sisters. We offer Chath puja. It is our government which has declared a holiday on Chath puja. Do not try to import your brand of politics of caste and creed into Bengal."
Alleging that Modi had tried to divide Darjeeling during his first election campaign in the sate, she said, "They do not have any right to do politics. They orchestrate riots between Hindus and Muslims... Now, he is trying to divide the people of Bengal on the lines of Hindus and Muslims.
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