Bangla Hunt/Pallab Ghosh
On Wednesday, the Election Commission had imposed Article 324 in Bengal which means the campaingning will have to be cut short. The scheduled deadline for campaingning to end was Friday 5 PM as per rules. Now campaingning in all the nine constituencies across Bengal will end on Thursday 10 PM.
Being the last day for campaingning, Thursday remained a hectic day with all top political leaders and candidates holding rallies, political meetings. Chief Minister and Trinamool supremo Mamata Banerjee held a rally in Mathurapur in support of party veteran Chowdhry Mohan Jatua. Later she participated in two marathon ‘padyatras’ – One in Diamond Harbour-Behala and the other from Sukanta Setu to Gariahat in support of Mimi Chakraborty, candidate from Jadavpur constituency.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi too had marathon rallies across various places in the state. However, prime minister who was adressing a rally in Dum Dum constituency, north Kolkata dud not miss a chance to take a pick at Banerjee and said, no harm in dreaming as all have right to dk so. If Manatadidi is thinking that she will become the next PM then she has every right to do so. On the other hand Mamata Banerjee accused the BJP of threatening EC follwing which it imposed Article 324. Apart from that party president Amit Shah among others held rallies in various places.
Well, allegations and counter allegations is what we have seen in this elections. Hardly any leader or candidate had mentioned the work done by him or her which actually has been the deciding factor for seeking votes in the past. Also, this election was not a fight of ethos or political convictions but purely confrontation of ego, power and who could be the best in venting venom or become the best ‘hatespeech’ monger.
Just three days to go for the senenth and final phase of polls to take place on May 19. Wait will start for the May 23 when results will be out and country will come to come to know the name of next PM.
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