BJP says screening of PM Modi's interaction with young voters stopped in Bengal, Smriti Irani reacts: VIDEO

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Narendra Modi's address to first-time voters on the occasion of National Voters Day across the state. He said the broadcast was impeded despite having “valid permissions". Malviya shared a video clip on social media, purportedly showing the police stopping the screening of PM Modi's live interaction with first-time voters in North Kolkata.

“WB police, on instructions of Mamata Banerjee, stopped screening of Prime Minister Modi’s address to first time voters, on the occasion of National Voters Day, across Bengal, despite valid permissions," Malviya said in a post on X. Union Minister Smriti Irani hit out at the Mamata Banerjee government over the incident. She was quoted by ANI as saying, “The police were nowhere to be seen when Ram Bhakts were pelted with stones.

But they were out in big numbers to stop the live screening of PM Modi's interaction with young voters." ALSO READ: ‘This is India’s moment’: PM Modi talks about his management style, says ‘the final destination…’ "The disrespect of the INDI-alliance leaders towards Sanatan Dharm and Lord Ram is evident from such acts," Irani added. Prime Minister Modi virtually interacted with young and first-time voters on the occasion of National Voters Day across the country on Thursday. The interaction was part of the 'Namo Nav Matdata' Conference organised by the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM), the youth wing of the BJP.