Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Saturday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of violating the election model code of conduct by visiting Bangladesh at a time when Assembly elections are being held in West Bengal.

Addressing an election rally in Kharagpur, Mamata Banerjee said, "Elections are underway here [in Bengal] and he [Modi] goes to Bangladesh and lectures on Bengal. It is a total violation of the election code of conduct."

Accusing the prime minister of "begging" for votes in Bangladesh and doing "vote marketing", Mamata Banerjee said the government should cancel his visa just as it cancelled visa of Bangladeshi actor Ferdous Ahmed after he attended a TMC rally in the run-up to the 2019 Lok Sabha election.