PM Modi's Kolkata Rally: PM terms TMC 'Anti-Bengal'; mocks CM's scooty ride

"In anger, what names you call me, Didi? Sometimes I am being called Ravana, Sometimes demon, or sometimes goon. Didi, why so angry?," asks PM Modi

"Didi, you are the daughter of India, not only of Bengal!  When you took over Scooty a few days ago, everyone was praying that you be safe!  It is good that you did not fall, otherwise the state in which the scooty was prepared would have become her enemy," said Modi.

"Bengal relied on Mamata didi for change. But Didi and her cadre broke this trust. These people broke the trust of Bengal. These people humiliated Bengal. Here the sisters and daughters were tortured": PM Modi attacks TMC

"This land of Bengal has given energy to our values. This land of Bengal burnt new life in the freedom movement of India. This land of Bengal increased India's pride in the science of knowledge. Great personalities emanating from Bengal empowered the spirit of Ek Bharat, Shreshtha Bharat. This land of Bengal gave us legislation, a mark, a son who sacrificed for a chief. I bow to such a pure soil": PM Modi

"I have had the privilege of addressing hundreds of rallies in political life, but in such a long tenure I have never been blessed with such a large mass group, I have got to witness such a scene today", PM Modi addresses Brigade rally

Former TMC Rajya Sabha MP Dinesh Trivedi, who joined the BJP earlier this week, arrived at the Brigade Parade Ground in Kolkata to participate in PM Modi's mega rally. 

As the race to the polls heats up, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all set to address a mega rally at the Brigade Parade Ground in Kolkata on Sunday - touted by BJP to be one of the biggest rallies that the state has witnessed to date. PM Modi's rally on Sunday will mark the end of BJP's highly-successful "Parivartan Yatra", which was helmed by several central leaders, drawing in massive crowds. Over 7 lakh supporters are expected to assemble for the huge rally while 1,500 CCTV cameras have been installed across the city. 

The Kolkata Police and security agencies from the Centre have been deployed everywhere. Four-layered barricades have been in front of the podium from where the Prime Minister will address the supporters. Vehicular movement, especially on goods vehicles, will be restricted, in busy stretches like Khidirpur, AJC Bose Road, Hastings, Cathedral Road, and Hospital Road
Entry for goods vehicles coming from outside in Kolkata will be restricted till 8 PM on Sunday. The Special Protection Group (SPG) officials, along with the Kolkata Police, will supervise the entire security mechanism.

PM Modi's last visit to the poll-bound state came on January 23 where he launched several key infrastructure projects and also attended the ‘Parakram Diwas’ celebrations at the Victoria Memorial to commemorate the 125th birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.

Elections are scheduled to be held in 8 phases in West Bengal starting from March 27 with the final round of voting taking place on April 29. The counting of votes in the state will take place on May 2.

Watch PM Modi's LIVE address

READ | Massive Security Arrangement In Kolkata Ahead Of PM Modi's Mega Brigade Road Rally

BJP workers were allegedly attacked by TMC cadre at Bhangar in South 24 Pargana District while they were en route to PM Modi's rally at Brigade Parade Ground on Sunday. 

Former TMC MP Mithun Chakraborty will join PM Modi on the stage during the mega rally at Brigade Parade Ground on Sunday, sources informed. BJP's Kailash Vijayvargiya met Mithun Chakraborty on Saturday in Kolkata for a late-night discussion. As per sources, Mithun Chakraborty is also expected to make a short speech at the event on Sunday. 

On February 16, Mohan Bhagwat held a 1-hour meeting at Mithun Chakraborty’s residence in Madh Island, rising speculations of the actor joining BJP. However, Chakraborty denied saying that he shares a deep and spiritual relationship with Bhagwat and that the meeting has nothing to do with politics.  Once considered close to the CPI(M), Chakraborty, 70, was a Rajya Sabha MP for the TMC for two years, before resigning expressing a desire to quit politics.

READ | Mithun Chakraborty To Join BJP? Actor Meets Vijayvargiya Ahead Of PM Modi’s Bengal Rally