India, April 16 -- As Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the Lok Sabha on Thursday regarding the women's reservation bill, the senior BJP leader also took a swipe at Trinamool Congress' MP Kalyan Banerjee.

In the swipe, which also comes in the run up to the West Bengal assembly elections, PM Modi requested Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla to allow Banerjee to speak since he is "not allowed to do so" in West Bengal.

As Modi addressed the lower house, the TMC MP was heard raising his objection to the prime minister. In a clip from the address, which is now making rounds on social media, Birla is seen asking Banerjee to take his seat.

However, watching this, PM Modi told Birla: "Arre bhai, inko bolne dijiye, waha par bechare ke muh pe taala...