‘Don’t think we’ll be eating lollipop when you come’: Mamata on reports of threats from Bangladesh to ‘take’ West Bengal

"We should not comment in such a way that would instigate communal violence... All people are protesting as per their ability," Banerjee said during the question-answer period of the state Legislative Assembly.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee (Express photo)

Warning Bangladesh leaders who are allegedly threatening to “take” West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said, “When you come to acquire, don’t think we will sit and eat lollipops.”

“We should not comment in such a way that would instigate communal violence… All people are protesting as per their ability,” Banerjee said during the question-answer period of the state Legislative Assembly.

Her remarks were directed towards “those who are saying they will acquire Bihar, West Bengal, and Odisha”.

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Attacking Bangladesh for the alleged atrocities on minorities, Banerjee said, “We are not taking it well… Those who are miscreants instigate riots… We do not need riots, we need peace. What a section of the media is doing is not right. We can’t ban them like Uttar Pradesh. We are appealing that they should not do this. A political party is also instigating… don’t do this.”

“Many people are trying to come to India from Bangladesh. The BSF is monitoring this. I would not comment on this. It is not our area. The Foreign Secretary went there, we are depending on that,” she said.

Atri Mitra

Atri Mitra is a Special Correspondent of The Indian Express with more than 20 years of experience in reporting from West Bengal, Bihar and the North-East. He has been covering administration and political news for more than ten years and has a keen interest in political development in West Bengal. Atri holds a Master degree in Economics from Rabindrabharati University and Bachelor's degree from Calcutta University. He is also an alumnus of St. Xavier's, Kolkata and Ramakrishna Mission Asrama, Narendrapur. He started his career with leading vernacular daily the Anandabazar Patrika, and worked there for more than fifteen years. He worked as Bihar correspondent for more than three years for Anandabazar Patrika. He covered the 2009 Lok Sabha election and 2010 assembly elections. He also worked with News18-Bangla and covered the Bihar Lok Sabha election in 2019. ... Read More

‘Don’t think we’ll be eating lollipop when you come’: Mamata on reports of threats from Bangladesh to ‘take’ West Bengal

"We should not comment in such a way that would instigate communal violence... All people are protesting as per their ability," Banerjee said during the question-answer period of the state Legislative Assembly.

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