New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday addressed a massive rally in West Bengal’s Jalpaiguri. In a video shared by news agency ANI, a large number of people can be seen welcoming PM Modi. This time, the saffron camp is eyeing to gain big in the state. Senior party leaders have said that the BJP will win over 35 seats in the upcoming Lok Sabha Polls.
During his speech, PM Modi alleged that the TMC desires a free license for corruption and violence in West Bengal, which is why central agencies investigating such cases face attacks in the state.
While addressing a mega rally in Jalpaiguri, Modi also claimed that “TMC’s syndicate Raj” prevails in West Bengal, and the party is only interested in protecting its corrupt leaders.
#WATCH | A large number of people participated in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s public rally in Jalpaiguri, West Bengal. #LokSabhaElections2024 pic.twitter.com/ey3w9ZoKi3
— ANI (@ANI) April 7, 2024
“The TMC government seeks to have a free pass for looting and terror in Bengal. To shield its extortionist and corrupt leaders, the TMC orchestrates attacks on central investigative agencies when they come here,” he said.
PM Modi’s comments come a day after an NIA team was allegedly attacked by a mob on Saturday when attempting to arrest two main suspects in a 2022 blast case in West Bengal’s Purba Medinipur district.
“The TMC is disregarding the law and the constitution of the country,” he said.
The attack on NIA on Saturday evoked memories of January 5 when a team of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) was attacked by a mob in North 24 Parganas district’s Sandeshkhali during a search at the house of TMC leader Shajahan Sheikh, who was later suspended, in connection with alleged irregularities in the public distribution system.
Modi mentioned that the situation in the state is such that “the court has to intervene” in various matters.
The prime minister accused the TMC government of impeding the implementation of the Centre’s welfare schemes for the poor in the state.
“The TMC is not allowing the central funds to reach the poor people of the state. They want the central funds in their own account first. The syndicate Raj of TMC is going on across West Bengal. The TMC government is putting brakes on central schemes for the welfare of the poor,” he said.
Claiming that the Enforcement Directorate has attached properties worth Rs 3,000 crore from corrupt leaders of the TMC in various corruption cases in Bengal, Modi said suggestions are being taken on ways to return the money to those who have given it.
“I guarantee you that the money looted by corrupt leaders will be given back to the poor people who had to give money to get jobs,” he said.
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