'If they try to touch Bengal, we will shake the entire country': Mamata Banerjee's warning for BJP amid SIR row

As the controversy over Bengal SIR snowballed, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday lashed out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and said that "if they try to touch Bengal, we will shake the entire country".

While addressing a rally against SIR in North 24 Parganas district, the TMC chief said, "Elections were held in Bihar. Bihar opposition leaders were 'bechara'; they couldn't understand BJP's game. We understand their game, and we won't let their game succeed in Bengal. If they try to touch Bengal, we will shake the entire country..."

"BJP is technically selling you cards in the name of CAA card and collecting money. Your undertaking as a Bangladeshi Hindu will put you in more trouble. 35 people have died due to SIR They are using Artificial Intelligence to create duplicate voters. This is BJP's new plan," she said as she intensified her attack against SIR exercise being undertaken by the Election Commission.

Further tearing into the BJP, the West Bengal CM said, "PM Modi got voted in 2024 according to this voter list. If you get the names deleted, the Central Govt will also get deleted. Why is SIR being conducted in a hurry?... Till I am here, I will not allow them to throw you out (of the list)... If Bangladesh is the problem, why are you doing SIR in Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh? I am not afraid of the BJP..."