Amit Shah Criticizes TMC and Promises Action Against Corruption in Bengal

During his campaign in North Bengal, Union Home Minister Amit Shah launched a fierce attack on the Trinamool Congress (TMC), asserting that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would reclaim every rupee allegedly looted from the public through corruption. Speaking at a series of rallies ahead of the Bengal assembly elections, he emphasized that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's political career has been impeccable and urged voters to support the BJP in the state.

 

Addressing a rally in Rajganj, Jalpaiguri, Shah stated that it is only a matter of time before Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is ousted from power. He claimed that the BJP would initiate corrective measures in North Bengal and accused TMC leaders of misappropriating public funds. He told the crowd that Modi ruled Gujarat for 12 years and has been in power at the center for another 12 years without any allegations of corruption against him.

 

Shah further stated that once the BJP comes to power, it will take action against TMC leaders involved in the teacher recruitment scam, which allegedly embezzled ₹300 crore, and those who misappropriated ₹100 crore from the flood relief fund approved by the center for North Bengal. He remarked that North Bengal is known for three 'T's: Tea, Timber, and Tourism, but Mamata Banerjee has added a fourth 'T'—the tears of BJP workers who have suffered unbearable pain at the hands of TMC goons.

 

While addressing a public meeting in Falakata, Alipurduar district, Shah referred to an attack on BJP candidate Deepak Barman by a group of TMC workers. He assured Barman that he would not be intimidated by TMC goons, stating, 'I want to tell Mamata Banerjee that your goons cannot scare him; he is a BJP worker. I assure you that after May 5 (the day after the counting of votes), no one will dare to point a finger at you.'

 

Shah advised TMC goons to stay home on April 23, election day, or face consequences after May 5. Advocating for a 'Bengal free of infiltrators,' he stated that the Modi-led government has eradicated Naxalism and effectively countered terrorism, and now aims to identify and expel infiltrators from Bengal and other regions. He noted that today marks the day when the BJP's Chief Minister in Bihar took the oath, and the government has already formed in Odisha. He urged voters to choose the BJP in Bengal, promising that the lotus (BJP's election symbol) would bloom on the sacred trinity of Anga, Bangla, and Kalinga. He assured that infiltrators would be permanently barred from entering the country, as has been done in Assam and Tripura.