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NEW DELHI: AAP main Arvind Kejriwal connected Wednesday extended enactment to TMC main and West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee, saying helium had expressed "complete solidarity and support" during a telephone telephone with her.In a station connected X, Kejriwal said, "Just spoke to Mamta didi connected phone. Expressed implicit solidarity and support. She is warring 1 of the astir hard battles, which is besides 1 of the astir important battles for Indian democracy. Modi ji volition lose, inspite of misusing each institutions including CEC"Kejriwal's remarks came amid an ongoing governmental contention successful West Bengal, wherever the Trinamool Congress has been engaged successful a fierce conflict against the BJP.His remarks travel a time aft the Election Commission of India (ECI) denied support for a projected rally by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee successful Bhawanipore, triggering a crisp absorption from the Trinamool Congress (TMC). The determination comes conscionable days earlier the archetypal signifier of polling scheduled for April 23, with Bhawanipore among the constituencies going to vote.Reacting to the development, Banerjee questioned the ECI's decision, stating that arsenic a sitting Chief Minister, she was denied support to clasp a rally successful her ain constituency.
"How tin the EC contradict maine support successful my ain constituency? There are nary different rallies scheduled there," Banerjee said, alleging discriminatory treatment.She further claimed that portion permissions were granted swiftly for rallies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, her petition was rejected."Even you let the Prime Minister's rally wrong six hours, but arsenic a Chief Minister, my rally is denied," she said.Banerjee added that contempt the denial, she would inactive sojourn the area.
"I volition spell and beryllium determination and person tea," she remarked, referring to her planned sojourn astatine Collin Street nether the Bhawanipore constituency.The polling for the 294-member Assembly successful West Bengal volition beryllium held successful 2 phases. The counting of votes is scheduled for May 4. As per the Election Commission of India (ECI), the archetypal signifier covers 152 Assembly constituencies, portion the 2nd signifier includes 142 seats.The authorities is acceptable to witnesser a high-voltage contention betwixt the incumbent Trinamool Congress, which is seeking a 4th consecutive term, and the BJP, which is aiming to signifier the authorities aft a beardown showing successful the erstwhile elections.
