Functioning of railways shows how Mamata will rule Bengal: BJP
April 18th, 2011 - 11:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Monday hit out at Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee saying the functioning of the railways shows how she will rule West Bengal if she comes to power.
“If Mamata Banerjee promises good governance for West Bengal, it is very important to see how the railways, the department under her is functioning,” BJP spokesperson Ravi Shankar Prasad said.
“Her silence on the Arunima (Sinha) incident is an example of bad governance,” he said, referring to the volleyball player who lost a leg after falling from the train while resisting a robbery attempt.
The minister’s “silence” on the fire accident in the Mumbai Rajdhani Express was also criticized by the spokesperson. Three coaches of the train caught fire early Monday morning but no one was injured.
Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress, in alliance with the Congress, is the main rival to the ruling Left alliance in West Bengal where the first phase of assembly elections was held Monday. Banerjee is also the chief ministerial candidate of the party.
She has been on the opposition’s target for paying more attention to state politics than railways.
Talking about the BJP’s prospects in the polls, Prasad said the party will emerge as a third alternative in the West Bengal.
“The people of West Bengal are dissatisfied with 30 years of CPI-M and its alliance’s rule, we believe our performance will be good and we will emerge as a third alternative in the state,” he said.
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