Kolkata: Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his address at a rally at Bankura on Sunday said if the West Bengal Chief Minister Mamatha Banerjee wants, can put her foot on his head and kick him but not the state’s development.

Modi in his Bengal visit for second consecutive day in a poll campaigning rally said Mamatha’s people are making graffiti on the streets wherein her leg is visible on my head and playing football with it. Are you not insulting Bengal’s culture and tradition? Didi if you want can put your foot on my head and kick me. But I will not let you kick Bengal’s development and dreams of the people living here,’’. His attack is believed to be in backdrop of Mamata’s slogan Khela Hobe (there will be a game) that she is raising in her all poll campaigns.

Modi’s speech focused around the West Bengal Chief minister as he hit out at her on several issues. Modi alleged that “Mamatha Banerjee, have made only false announcements in past 10 years. Had people known about your poor governance, they would not have elected you 10 years ago? You keep saying Khela Hobe when people of Bengal decided to Khela Shesh Hobe (the game will be over),” said Modi.

Referring to Mamata’s repeated allegation questioning the functioning of EVM, Modi said it was a reflection of her fear of defeat. “You are questioning about EVM’s functioning. These EVMs gifted you 10 years in power. Now you are questioning because you are anticipating your defeat,” he said.

Modi lashed out on “TMC runs on scam and BJP runs on schemes. The more I question Didi, she gets angry. Now she says that she doesn’t like my face. Didi, in democracy, it is the public service and not the face which is put to test”.