West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today accused the BJP of trying to create an "atmosphere of Talibani Hinduism and Talibani communalism" in the country and gave a call for ouster of the saffron party in the next Lok Sabha polls.
The Trinamool Congress chief's comments came in the backdrop of the alleged lynching of 28-year-old Akbar Khan in Rajasthan's Alwar district today by a group of people on the suspicion that he was smuggling cows.
Banerjee, a strident critic of the BJP, said the saffron party was trying to create "an atmosphere of Talbani communalism, Talibani violence and of lynching and hatred".
Addressing the 25th annual Martyrs' Day rally at Esplanade in the heart of the city, she said, "We (TMC) do not believe in their concept of Talibani Hinduism and Hinduism with weapons.
"We believe in Hinduism preached by Swami Vivekananda and Sri Ramkrishna Pramahansa...Those who now rule the country have bloodstains on their hands."
Attacking the BJP, Banerjee said, "Everyday people are being lynched. Today too one person was lynched. They (BJP) have unleashed religious terrorism. Before lecturing the states to take steps against those involved in lynching, they should ask their own leaders to behave."
BJP national secretary Rahul Sinha told reporters here, "There are doubts whether she would be able to retain the Lok Sabha seats in West Bengal and she is dreaming of Delhi."
Referring to the outcome of the no-confidence motion in the Lok Sabha yesterday, the BJP leader said, "We had seen the result of opposition unity. The people of the country stood besides Modi and his policies."
Claiming that West Bengal would show the way to the country after the 2019 general election, a combative Banerjee said, "We will win all the 42 Lok Sabha seats in the state. It is our pledge. We will oust the BJP to save the country."
She also claimed, "We do not bother about the chair. We only bother about the people and the country."
She claimed, "The BJP is losing its allies. Chandrababu Naidu, who was their friend, had moved the no-confidence motion. The Shiv Sena did not vote and the BJD too is no longer with them. The BJP and the NDA have started to disintegrate."
Referring to the collapse of a makeshift tent during Modi's rally at Midnapore, she said, "They cannot even build a pandal. How can they build the country? Our political fight against the BJP will continue."