Kolkata: On Monday, Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Derek O’Brien launched a scathing attack on Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) president Amit Shah, calling him a “low life” and saying that his comment regarding “Kangal Bangla” (destitute Bangala) was “ puke-worthy.” The TMC leader’s reaction came after Amit Shah slammed the Mamata Banerjee government. 

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O’Brien said, “That puke-worthy Shah had the audacity to use the term 'Kangal Bangla' today at a rally. The people of Bengal will give him and Modi a fitting reply in Phase 7. That #LowLife insults Bengal.”   He added, "Puke-worthy Shah is ignoramus about Bengal. Knows nothing about the State. Doesn't even care enough to find out where Rabindranath Thakur was born. And yet comes to beg for votes.” 

Amit Shah was denied permission to land his chopper in Kolkata yesterday. Shah was scheduled to hold a meeting at Baruipur under Jadavpur constituency during the day, which had to be eventually canceled.

“TMC can stop me from attending rallies but can't stop the victory march of BJP in Bengal... The Mamata Banerjee government is visibly perplexed. She wants to stop me from attending rallies. Can you (Banerjee) prevent your defeat this way?” the BJP president said while addressing a rally at Canning under Joynagar Lok Sabha constituency.

He added, "We will restore the glory of Bengal. Mamata Banerjee has turned Sonar (golden) Bangla into Kangal (pauper) Bangla." At the rally, Shah also dared Mamata Banerjee to arrest him for chanting the slogan “Jai Shri Ram” in West Bengal. He said, “Mamata didi gets angry if someone chants 'Jai Shri Ram'. I am chanting 'Jai Shri Ram' here today, if you (Mamata) have the guts, arrest me. I will be in Kolkata tomorrow."   

Mr. Shah also claimed that West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee "protected infiltrators" and equated such infiltrators to "termites” who are "eating into the resources of the country." BJP chief said, "She is only interested in protecting infiltrators to secure her vote bank. But her vote bank won't be able to save her from imminent defeat."

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