"By killing Kishenji, the Mamata Banerjee government has proven that in the future people will have the last world in Junglemahal," Banerjee told a public meeting at Belpahari in West Midnapore district yesterday.
Belpahari is located in the heart of Junglemahal region, once a Maoist stronghold.
Banerjee, also an MP, said the days of Maoist leaders like Kishenji and others were "over" and the ruling TMC government has ensured that people speak the final word in the Junglemahal area.
The remarks ran counter to the chief minister's earlier claim that Kishenji had not been killed "in a pre-planned way".
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