Trinamool mocks Amit Shah's lunch at Bengal farmer's home using PM Modi's 2014 tweet

Mocking Home Minister and BJP leader Amit Shah for his visit to a farmer's house and his lunch re, Mamata Banerjee led Trinamool Congress shared a 2014 tweet by PM Narendra Modi. In 2014 tweet, Modi - n Prime Ministerial candidate of BJP - said that Congress leaders undertake "poverty tourism". He went on to say that y go to houses of poor, sit and eat with m just to click pictures. Trinamool has reshared Modi's tweet with a picture of Amit Shah, BJP leaders Kailash Vijayvargiya, Dilip Ghosh eating at a farmers' home in Balijuri vill, Paschim Midnapore district. Amit Shah is on a two-day visit to West Bengal as a part of his election strategy for 'Mission 200' for upcoming assembly polls. It is to be remembered that Prashant Kishor is hired for strategising campaign of Trinamool Congress.

topic of eating at farmers' houses is t a new one, and comes just months after Mamata Banerjee had questioned Shah over a previous such chapter accusing him of bringing food from elsewhere and pretending to eat at a farmer's home. It is more than likely that Saturday's lunch and media glare on it was intentional, in order to rebut West Bengal CM's charge.

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Amit Shah sets tone for Bengal polls 

Roaring from Midnapore college ground, Union Home Minister Amit Shah launched an unsparing attack on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday, asking her why she was rattled over mass exodus in TMC. Home Minister also warned TMC Supremo that exodus was just 'start' and as 2021 assembly elections come closer, she would be left standing 'alone.'

"I want to ask Mamata Banerjee, were you with Trinamool from start? , you left Congress to form party. Today, when Suvendu ji is leaving TMC in a revolt against injustice, you find it flip-flopping? This is just start. By time elections come, you will be standing alone," said Amit Shah.

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Suvendu joins BJP

On December 17, Suvendu Adhikari officially quit Trinamool party and on December 19 he joined BJP in presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Midnapore. Adhikari, who played a crucial role in 2007 Nandigram agitation, that brought Mamata Banerjee to power in West Bengal - holds influence in about 35 assembly constituencies in West Midnapore, Bankura, Purulia, Jhargram and Birbhum districts.

Penning an open letter hours before appearing on st with Home Minister Amit Shah, Suvendu Adhikari said that Trinamool has betrayed our party ideals. Slamming Trinamool, he said that a "deep rot and malaise" has set in party. Stating that party was t built in a day or by a person, Adhikari said that "individuals in charge of party currently are treating it as ir personal fiefdom." He went on to state that people who built party are sidelined and in an apparent dig at Prashant Kishor said that those who have idea about sacrifices of party are being hired to assist party. 

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