‘It is all drama’: Mamata Banerjee reacts to PM Modi’s ‘jhalmuri’ break | India Information – The Instances of India


On this picture posted on April 19, 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi tries ‘jhalmuri’, road snack product of puffed rice, on the sidelines of public conferences forward of the West Bengal Meeting elections, in Jhargram. (@narendramodi/X through PTI Picture)

NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday remarked that Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s unscheduled cease to purchase “jhalmuri” throughout ballot campaigning was “drama”.Her remark got here a day after PM Modi made a pit cease throughout his marketing campaign tour in Jhargram to purchase “jhalmuri,” a preferred Bengali road meals product of puffed rice, inexperienced chillies, and different spices.“It is all drama. How come a digital camera was current when the prime minister out of the blue made an unscheduled cease in the course of the marketing campaign? The whole episode was scripted. He was seen carrying a Rs 10 observe in his pocket. Is it plausible?” Banerjee stated, with out naming PM Modi.The Trinamool Congress The (TMC) supremo was addressing a ballot rally within the Murarai meeting constituency in Birbhum district.On Sunday, after concluding his tackle in Jhargram, PM Modi walked as much as a stall and stated, “Bhai, hume apna jhalmuri khilao (brother, give us your jhalmuri).”As the seller ready the snack, PM Modi struck up a quick dialog, asking, “Kitne ka hota hai jhalmuri (how a lot does it value?).” The prime minister then reached into the pocket of his Nehru jacket to pay.The seller requested, “Aap pyaaz khaate hain (do you eat onions?),” to which the PM replied, “Haan, pyaaz khaate hain. Dimag nahi khaate bas (Sure, I eat onions. However I do not like irritating individuals).”The primary section of polling in West Bengal, masking 152 seats, might be held on Thursday. The second and closing section for the remaining 142 constituencies is scheduled for April 29.Votes might be counted on Could 4.(PTI inputs)