Mamata lied in Brigade rally: CPI(M)

Kolkata: CPI(M) today accused West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of resorting to "lies" while describing the success story of her government in the state. "What the chief minister has said is a bunch of lies," Mohammed Selim, CPI(M) executive committee member told reporters while reacting to Banerjee's speech during a huge Trinamool Congress (TMC) rally at Brigade Parade Ground here today.[caption id="attachment_1366975" align="alignleft" width="380"] Mamata Banerjee. Agencies.[/caption]He said the chief minister claimed that West Bengal was the leading state in food procurement, but the truth was different, and the state government had largely failed in procuring foodgrains from farmers.Selim also countered her contention that opposition workers had not been attacked ever since TMC came to power in 2011, saying the truth was that not only opposition party workers were killed, but journalists too were beaten up and a police officer murdered over a college election.He claimed that 150 Left workers had been killed in the two-and-a-half years of TMC rule. "There is no similarity between what she says and what the reality is," Selim claimed and said "she is now dreaming of power in Delhi and thus neglecting the state".PTI