'Modi ki guarantee' means putting all Opposition leaders behind bars after June: TMC chief Mamata Banerjee in Bankura

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's promise of taking action against the corrupt after June 4 is a veiled threat to imprison all the opposition leaders after the Lok Sabha elections, PTI reported.

Addressing an election rally rally in Bankura, Banerjee alleged that the National Investigation Agency (NIA) sleuths, who were allegedly manhandled, had gone to Bhupatinagar in Purba Medinipur district without informing the local police.

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"The Prime Minister is coming to West Bengal to address election rallies. I have no issues with that. But the way he is saying that stern action will be taken against the opposition over corruption after the Lok Sabha poll results is unacceptable," she said.

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During an election rally in Jalpaiguri on Sunday, Modi had claimed that while he says "remove corruption", the opposition says “save the corrupt." Modi jas promised stringent action against the corrupt after June 4, when the results of the seven-phase Lok Sabha elections (from April 19 to June 1) will be announced.

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Reacting to this, Banerjee said, "Is this how a Prime Minister should speak? What if I say I will put BJP leaders in jail after the election? But I will not say this as this is unacceptable in a democracy."

The TMC chief further alleged, "This is actually 'Modi ki guarantee', putting all opposition leaders in jail after June 4."

NIA sleuths were  allegedly attacked by a mob on Saturday, April 6, when they went to arrest two main suspects in a 2022 blast case in Purba Medinipur district, sparking a political slug fest, with the West Bengal CM accusing the investigators of assaulting the villagers.