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Modi vs Mamata

2 leaders at war of words over 'illegal Bangladeshi' issue

Star report
Showing no sign of calling a halt to her tirade against Narendra Modi, Mamata Banerjee yesterday alleged that the BJP was collecting "Modi for PM" funds and said her party would write to the Election Commission about it.
"Modi for PM fund is illegal. PM and CM can only have Relief Fund. How can a political party collect funds for PM?" Mamata, the Trinamool Congress chief, asked at an election meeting in Titagarh in North 24 Parganas.
"We will write to the EC against the 'Modi for PM fund'," she said waving a paper, reports PTI.
In an apparent reference to the 2002 Gujarat riots, she said yesterday, "See the enormity of the riots in Gujarat when little children and women were burnt alive... If they come to power, they will sell the nation and incite riots.
"People of all faiths, castes, creed live together in peace in Bengal. This makes 'Danga Babu' [Mr Riot] very jealous and angry," she said, without naming the BJP prime ministerial candidate, reports PTI.
Mamata had earlier charged Modi with inciting violence in the north eastern state of Assam and demanded his arrest for allegedly trying to instigate castebased violence in West Bengal.
Addressing an election meeting at Bongaon in North 24 Paraganas district bordering Bangladesh on Monday, she said "The person who is talking about racial riots, he has no right to become prime minister. This is a violation of the model code of conduct. Instead he should be sent to jail with ropes tied around his waist. He should be arrested."
Narendra Modi has fired back, saying Mamata had got angry with him for raising the issue of illegal Bangladeshi immigrants, which she herself had raised in 2005, writes our New Delhi correspondent Pallab Bhattacharya.
He mocked her demand for his arrest, saying, "Just tell me which jail I have to go. I will go there myself. My first job in jail will be to learn the Bengali language"
"Didi |Mamata| gets angry with me as your love for me increases. She remembers me 200 times a day. I don't know what she says of me. But, Didi, your every word is a blessing for me," Modi told an election meeting in Kolkata on Wednesday night.
"You raised the issue of Bangladeshi infiltrators in parliament in 2005. What you have raised in 2005, your brother is saying this today. But you are talking of sending me to jail. This is not justice. We did not expect this change. To save your chair, will you put Bengal's future in the dark?" Modi said.
"We used to respect you. You fought the Leftists alone. We were proud of you, but in three years you have changed," he said.
"You wanted to tie me with ropes and send me to jail. But you don't have to waste money for issuing tenders for buying ropes. Just tell me which jail I have to go to. I will go there myself. I am here. My first job in jail will be to learn the Bengali language."
On Wednesday, addressing an election meeting, Mamata slammed Modi on the issue of Bangladesh infiltrators and called the BJP prime ministerial nominee a "donkey".
"Modi dubs all who came from Bangladesh as infiltrators. Who is he? From where did he get that audacity," Mamata questioned.
"Now he talks about Matua com-
munity. He said they are not citizens of India. Is he a donkey? They are Indian citizens," the TMG supremo said, adding "I will not tolerate it if he insults Bengal."
She went on, "People of Bengal were being dubbed as refugees and shamed. Some people were being called infiltrators. If they try to divide Bengal, if they try to evict anyone, I will guard you. I will not let anyone touch you. He said I respect refugees. Who is a refugee? Does he understand what it means?"
The Trinamool chief also ruled out the possibility of Modi's becoming prime minister, saying "Those who have caused riots have no right to become a PM candidate."
Attacking Modi, she said, "There can be a challenge on it if someday the opportunity comes. But that opportunity will not come. The opportunity won't come, do not worry. Some with money are projecting [Modi as PM| like a gas balloon. On May 16, the gas balloon will burst and when the ballot boxes are opened only two flowers [the symbol ofTMG| will be seen."