Nothing however hypocrisy: Mamata on govt’s name for ‘Samvidhan Hatya Divas’

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday strongly criticised the BJP-led Union authorities’s choice to look at 25 June as ‘Samvidhaan Hatya Divas’, calling it a mockery of democracy and the Structure.

She additionally accused the saffron occasion of constantly attacking democratic establishments and undermining the very Structure it now claims to uphold.

Saying that her authorities wouldn’t observe Samvidhaan Hatya Divas (Structure homicide day), Banerjee stated, “That is nothing however hypocrisy. Those that do not respect the Structure at the moment are speaking about upholding its morality. It’s a mockery.”

The Centre had declared in 2024 that 25 June can be marked yearly as ‘Structure homicide day’ to commemorate the imposition of Emergency in 1975, extensively thought to be a darkish part within the historical past of Indian democracy.

“We will observe Samvidhaan Hatya Divas on daily basis, given the way in which the BJP is attempting to alter and undermine the Structure,” stated Banerjee, additionally the Trinamool Congress supremo.

Slamming the BJP over what she termed its undemocratic practices, Banerjee requested whether or not the “toppling” of democratically elected governments in Maharashtra and Bihar by the BJP was not an assault on the Structure.

Accusing the saffron occasion of weakening democratic checks and balances, she alleged that the BJP has ensured that each one the pillars of democracy, be it the Election Fee or the media, are compromised.

“We don’t need to hear lectures on democracy from those that are bulldozing democracy and the federal construction (of the nation) on daily basis,” Banerjee added.

She additionally focused the Centre over its alleged financial mismanagement via selections resembling “demonetisation”.

“The style wherein they destroyed the nation’s financial system within the title of demonetisation, 8 November must also be noticed as ‘Economic system Destruction Day’,” she stated.

In a dig on the central management, Banerjee questioned, “Who’s the prime minister of the nation, Narendra Modi or Amit Shah? It seems like Amit Shah is working the nation.”