PM slams TMC on corruption, dynasty politics

“BJP determined to realise every aspiration… Ayodhya finally got its Ram Mandir, and J&K got rid of Article 370. BJP has fulfilled all such dreams. We have also addressed issues of the Adivasi communities. We have worked tirelessly to resolve all your issues.”

“We have made continuous efforts to address your concerns. We are close to finding a solution,” he added.

Modi highlighted BJP’s agenda for development of north Bengal, focusing on infrastructure and the promotion of the “Tea-Timber-Tourism” industry. He criticised past administrations, alleging neglect of the region’s needs.

“The struggles and aspirations of the people of the area were ignored first by the Leftists and then by TMC. They were busy seizing the land of the poor,” Modi said while mentioning Centre’s initiatives such as PM Ujjwala Yojana are not allowed in Bengal by TMC, thus depriving over 14 lakh women.

Emphasising the need to oust the Mamata Banerjee-led TMC  from power in Bengal, Modi said, “The door to oust the corrupt  TMC government from West Bengal will open from Lok Sabha polls.”

“The corrupt TMC government is anti-Dalit, anti-tribal, anti-OBC, and anti-women. The TMC government has committed a scam in the ration scheme itself. Their leaders and ministers are in jail in the ration scam case. The party is looting the people of Bengal,” he said.

“The TMC is only bothered about its nephew whereas the Congress is bothered only about the royal family,” he said in an apparent reference to TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee and the Gandhi family in Congress.

“Since I work for the development of the poor, the leaders of the INDIA bloc such as TMC and Congress don’t like me. The TMC is worried about their nephew. The Congress wants to promote the sons and daughters of their royal family. The Left wants to maintain coordination with these two so that they are in the fray,” he said.

Referring to recent incidents in Sandeshkhali, he said, “Today, what TMC leaders have done to the poor, Dalit and tribal sisters in Sandeshkhali is being discussed in the entire country.”  Modi also accused the TMC of embezzling funds meant for welfare schemes like MGNREGA, citing instances of fake job cards being created to siphon off central funds. “They (TMC) have made 25 lakh fake job cards and distributed them to siphon off funds of the MGNREGA,” he said.

Meanwhile, the PM unveiled infrastructure projects worth more than Rs 4,500 crore in northern Bengal.

Calling allegations of corruption and dynasty politics by the PM “baseless”, the TMC accused the BJP-led Centre of depriving the state and equated the BJP leaders with “migratory birds” who only resurface before elections.