After Tejashwi Yadav's Tractor Ride, Mamata Banerjee's Scooter Spin

Thursday, 25 February 2021Newsdesk

Mamata Banerjee arrived at work on an electric scooter today. The West Bengal Chief Minister, known for her modest "Santro" image, took things a notch up - or, perhaps, down - to drive home the point on spiralling fuel prices. In the run up to the state Assembly polls scheduled for April-May, today's ride is an indication that the Trinamool Congress head isn't going to let go off any opportunity to attack the BJP which has relentlessly badgered her government over the past many months.

New Delhi, 25 February 2021

Ms Bannerjee's ride today comes days after RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, on Monday, drove a tractor to reach the Bihar assembly. He was expressing solidarity with those opposing three new farm laws and also protesting against the spike in prices of petrol, diesel, and cooking gas. Initially riding pillion as state Urban Development and Municipal Affairs Minister Firhad Hakim rode the battery-powered scooter, the Chief Minister herself took over the bike towards the last leg of her journey. A considerable stretch of the five-kilometre trip from Kolkata's Hazra More locality to the state secretariat in Nabanna passed over the Hooghly river bridge. The entire ride was telecast through Facebook Live. In her trademark white cotton sari, Ms Bannerjee also wore a helmet and mask during the ride. Her bike was also followed by a group of others.

Source - NDTV