Never seen a PM who can speak lies confidently: Mamata
The Statesman | 21 April 2026
The BJP is trying to stop the opposition leaders, who have come to campaign for Trinamul Congress candidates, alleged Mamata Banerjee.
She was addressing a gathering in support of party candidates Kunal Ghosh in Beliaghata and Shreya Pandey in Manicktala, this evening.
“The BJP tried to stop me on the way to the airport so that I could not reach the venue to campaign for our candidates. They did the same thing with Hemant Soren, the Chief Minister of Jharkhand.
Recalling history, she said: “On 15 August, 1947, when the country was celebrating Independence, Gandhi was in Beliaghata trying to stop communal riots. These people had killed Gandhiji. They did not take part in the country’s freedom movement and now are teaching nationalism to everyone. The people do not trust them for the lies their leaders speak,” she said.
Coming down heavily on the Prime Minister, she said: “Let me tell you some of his failed promises. He said two crore youth will get jobs every year. By that standard, 24 crore youths should have received jobs in 12 years. It is a big zero. He promised that Rs 15 lakh will be credited to everyone’s accounts .This was another lie. Again, he said that note ban will help to stop circulation of black money. It did not happen. I have never seen a Prime Minister, who can speak lies so confidently,” she said, adding, “I will request the Prime Minister not to tell lies and confuse people”.