Mamata Banerjee's Rally vs Rally Counter After PM's Sandeshkhali Offensive
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Some women from Sandeshkhali, which has made headlines for the serious allegations against local Trinamool leaders, also took part in the rally
A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi fired barbs at the Trinamool Congress over the raging Sandeshkhali issue, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today led a rally of women supporters in Kolkata.
Incidentally, some women from Sandeshkhali island in North 24 Parganas district, which has made headlines for the serious allegations against local Trinamool leaders, also took part in the rally. The theme of the rally is Mahilader Adhikar, Amader Angikar (women's rights, our commitment). The rally is in signature Mamata Banerjee style - a foot march with her at the front. Among the prominent women Trinamool leaders to join her are Sushmita Dev, Shashi Panja and the party's newly-elected Rajya Sabha MP and journalist Sagarika Ghose. Ms Banerjee's nephew and the party's national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee also joined the march.
Addressing the rally, Ms Banerjee said, "Yesterday, BJP leaders said women are tortured in Bengal. I can challenge that women are the safest in Bengal."
