Siliguri, April 14 -- Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of undermining democracy, weakening institutions, and pushing both the country and the state into economic and political distress.
Addressing an Assembly election rally in Raiganj of Uttar Dinajpur district, Gandhi alleged that the BJP was attempting to "steal votes" in West Bengal under the pretext of "SIR (Special Intensive Revision) of electoral rolls," claiming that the party had increasingly resorted to such tactics across states due to its inability to secure victories through democratic means.
Training his guns on the state's ruling Trinamool Congress, he held it directly responsible for ...