West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday demanded cancellation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's candidature from Varanasi for "shamelessly indulging in horse trading", a day after he claimed 40 TMC MLAs were in touch with him.
Making a sensational claim in the middle of the general election, Modi had said on Monday that 40 TMC MLAs were in touch with him and will desert their party once the BJP wins the polls.
"Modi said yesterday that 40 Trinamool Congress workers (MLAs) are in talks with the BJP. Look how shamelessly he is indulging in horse trading. His candidature should be immediately cancelled. He has no right to continue as the PM," Banerjee said at a rally in Hooghly district.
The firebrand Trinamool Congress chief also said that people usually revere national leaders, but Modi was an exception.
Likening the prime minister with Gabbar Singh, the antagonist in the 1975 blockbuster 'Sholay', she said, "National leaders like Netaji (Subhas Chandra Bose) are revered and loved by all. It is only people like Modi and Gabbar Singh that people are scared of."
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