Don't allow vote division: Mamata Banerjee urges Muslims

Kolkata: Urging the country to come together to oust Prime Minister Narendra Modi from power, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday appealed the minority community in Malda, which has a significant population of the Muslim community, to vote for the Trinamool and prevent the division of votes.

Banerjee also told the minority community that the NRC and CAA will not be implemented in Bengal.

Speaking at Malda's Sujapur election rally, Banerjee said the Congress and Left Front have partnered and fielded CPI-M's Mohammed Salim in Murshidabad, in a bid to divide Muslim votes and help the BJP. "This election is to oust PM Modi but BJP will benefit if there is a division of Muslim votes," Banerjee said in Malda.


The constituencies of Malda and Murshidabad will witness a three-cornered fight and Banerjee fears division of minority votes between Congress and Trinamool.

Consolidation of minority votes had helped Banerjee to sweep these belts in the 2021 assembly polls.

Wooing the minority vote bank in Malda, Banerjee urged the community to vote for Trinamool and made it clear that Congress and CPI-M are fighting together while she is going solo. Banerjee also fears a similar division of Muslim votes in Raiganj.

Highlighting the developmental work done for the minority in the state, she said, "Around ₹4,500 crore was spent for Muslims. We have created 600 hostels for Muslims and other educational facilities. You are also getting social welfare schemes, including Lakshmir Bhandar."