Visakhapatnam: Projecting TDP supremo and AP chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu as a “national leader of importance” and keeping the debate on the alternate front prospects in the ensuing elections alive, West Bengal chief minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee appealed to people of AP to elect TDP again to keep the duo of Narendra Modi and Amit Shaw away from power.“Who is Modi to ask about our Prime Minister candidate? We will decide who to elect our leader as there will be alternative for Modi,” she pointed out.Mamata said Naidu has done a lot for development of Andhra Pradesh. “It’s a necessity for AP people to give the power to Naidu again as he will play a key role in national politics and show a path of development to the entire country,” she added.Addressing a public meeting convened by TDP on Sunday, Mamata said Naidu is the leader to take the country forward. “Like he has done in Andhra Pradesh, Naidu can do a lot in Delhi,” she said.Coming down heavily on Modi, Mamata appealed the gathering to save the country and remove Modi (desh ko bachana hai to Modi ko hatao). “Modi claimed to be chaiwala after 2014 elections. Now he says he is chowkidar,” she added. “But chowkidar for whom? For those who looted the country. Modi had claimed that demonitisation would mitigate terrorism and stop black money, but ironically the number of terrorist attacks was the highest in the past two years. Under Modi’s regime, more number of farmers committed suicide and unemployment increased.”She added that Modi failed to explain the Pulawama incident and the Rafale deal and spurned the demand for an all-party meeting on the issues. “The nation does not want leaders like Narendra Modi and Amit Shah,” she asserted, and challenged Modi for an open debate on a national channel of his choice to discuss issues facing the country.

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