PM Modi in Kolkata: Crowd Management, Communal Speeches and a Call for Change
The flavour of most BJP leaders speeches was open communal polarisation, with use of no end of rhetoric to refer to Muslims.
Narendra Modi at the Brigade Parade Grounds in Kolkata. Photo: PTI
Politics07/Mar/2021
Kolkata: The rally addressed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Kolkata’s iconic Brigade Parade Grounds, on March 7, failed to draw large crowds, but streamlining of the population present showed a slightly different picture on mainstream television news channels.
The Brigade rally â that had a galaxy of BJP leaders speaking before Modi â saw a fairly modest crowd. Large portions of the field, on both sides of the main stage, remained empty. However, right before Modiâs choppers landed at the nearby Race Course, the crowds swelled marginally.
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Launching a scathing attack on Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that West Bengal relied on her for ushering in a change, however, she broke the trust and insulted people of the state. Addressing his first rally at Brigade Parade Ground after the announcement of the West Bengal Assembly poll schedule, the Prime Minister said there are TMC, Left and Congress on one side and people of West Bengal on the other side. Bengal relied on Mamata didi for change. But didi and her cadre broke this trust. These people broke the trust of Bengal. These people insulted Bengal and tortured the sisters and daughters here. But these people could not break the hope and courage of the people in the state, he said.