Chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday accused the BJP of bringing in arms from Bihar and goons from Uttar Pradesh to spread violence during the polls and Union home minister Amit Shah of employing violent means to manipulate the election.

“BJP has brought guns and killed our people. He (Shah) is thinking everything will be done with guns. They have brought guns and goons. They brought guns from Bihar and goons from Uttar Pradesh,” Mamata said at a campaign rally in East Burdwan’s Jamalpur.

Mamata said BJP’s goal was to restrain people from casting votes to win the Bengal polls by spreading violence.

“We want a peaceful election. But it is the BJP that is indulging in hooliganism…beating up candidates, common people as people don’t go to cast their votes amid panic. They are here for a few days but I will be here for 365 days. Don’t be panicked,” she said.

Mamata said Shah was spreading violence to manipulate elections in Bengal. She also blamed Shah for the attack on Trinamul leaders.

“One of our candidates in Mathabhanga was beaten up yesterday (Thursday). It is a work by Amit Shah. It was a plan to attack our candidates to spread tension and resort to violence in the midst of polls in Bengal. He knows that BJP will be defeated in this election and therefore he is doing such things,” said Mamata at Memari in East Burdwan.

Trinamul candidate for Mathabhanga seat Girindra Nath Barman was attacked on Thursday night while he was returning from campaign. His car was ransacked and Barman was admitted to a hospital with head injuries.

Mamata also referred to the attack on party’s Arambagh nominee Sujata Mondal Khan, who was injured in an alleged attack by BJP goons on April 6.

“If you (Shah) are sure about your victory then why are you attacking our candidates?” asked Mamata.

Mamata continued: “My Mathabhanga candidate who belongs to a Scheduled Caste community was injured yesterday and he is now admitted to a hospital. They have beaten Sujata…along with her security personnel. They also beat up our candidate in Goghat.”

She added that a party worker in Hooghly’s Khanakul was also killed on Thursday night.

On Friday, Rabin Manna, a Trinamul worker from Nandigram who was allegedly beaten up by BJP goons died at a Calcutta hospital. Mamata accused BJP for murdering Manna and said that the situation in Bengal is like the election is going on by imposing section 356 of CrPc.

Mamata asked the voters not to follow the direction of people in uniform as they were “BJP goons in uniform”.

“If anyone in police uniform asks you not to vote for me, please don’t listen to them. If you listen then the BJP will send you to detention camp by implementing NPR (National Population Register) which they did in Assam. In the list of 14 lakh people there are people from Hindu, Muslim and other communities,” said Mamata.

Mamata said the central forces were not working under Election Commission but under the instruction of Amit Shah.

“The central forces are working under instruction from the office of Amit Shah. I have never seen such a home minister. (He is) more dangerous than a tiger,” Mamata said from her rally in Memari.