In a high-octane rally kicking off the BJP’s ‘Parivartan Yatra’ in South 24 Parganas, Union Home Minister Amit Shah unleashed a scathing attack on the Trinamool Congress (TMC) government, vowing to expel infiltrators and dismantle the regime’s alleged web of corruption.
Shah promised that a BJP government in Bengal would not just strike names off voter lists but “hunt down each infiltrator and throw them out”. He lambasted Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for shielding scams, saying, “Teacher recruitment scam, municipal hiring scam, cattle smuggling scam, PDS ration scam, MGNREGA scam, and PM Awas Yojana scam — all protected by the DGP whom Mamata is sending to Rajya Sabha.”
Accusing TMC of prioritising appeasement over development, Shah highlighted the disparity in funding: “Mamata allocated only Rs 80 crore for science and technology but Rs 5,700 crore for madrasas.” Is your agenda to employ youth or multiply madrasas?” He pointed to Bengal’s Rs 8 lakh crore debt burden, noting that every newborn inherits Rs 77,000 in loans amid rising unemployment and corruption.
Shah also targeted Mamata’s nephew Abhishek Banerjee, claiming her goal is to make him chief minister rather than uplift the people. Recalling violence against BJP workers in panchayat polls, he assured, “Form a BJP government once, and we’ll hang TMC goons upside down and straighten them out — each one behind bars.” He pledged to implement the 7th Pay Commission for state employees within 45 days of coming to power.
The rally signals intensifying poll heat in Bengal, with Shah positioning BJP as the harbinger of change against TMC’s alleged misrule.