"Not Seasonal With Religious Beliefs": PM Hits Back At Mamata Banerjee

This was PM Modi's first response to the Trinamool calling his Bangladesh trip unethical and in violation of the model code.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi accused Mamata Banerjee of "insulting the culture of Bengal" and "disliking" his temple visits as he hit back at her party Trinamool Congress for accusing him of violating the poll code with his Bangladesh trip. "Didi did not like me praying at the Ma Kali temple in Bangladesh. We are not seasonal with our religious belief," said the PM, campaigning at Jaynagar in Bengal today as parts of the state voted in the second round of polling. This was his first response to the Trinamool calling his Bangladesh trip unethical and in violation of the model code. Taking shots at Mamata Banerjee, the PM also referred to the most high-profile constituency in this round, Nandigram, where the Chief Minister faces a tough challenge from her former aide-turned-BJP candidate Suvendu Adhikari.