‘Mamata Banerjee won’t stop infiltrating vote bank’: Amit Shah

Amit Shah asks people to vote for BJP so that party wins 30 of Bengal’s 42 seats (file photo)

Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal):

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday lashed out at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, saying the Trinamool Congress chief has no intention of stopping infiltration as the infiltrators coming in are vote banks .

“…Mamata Didi will not stop infiltration as these infiltrators are her vote bank. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP government can stop the infiltration into Bengal,” Shah in West Bengal He said this while addressing a public rally in Bandak Sindhi Najpur.

This marks Amit Shah’s first visit to the state after the election dates were announced.

Citing the example of Assam, which conducted a nationwide citizen registration drive to identify illegal immigrants entering the state, the Union Home Minister said the BJP government in the neighboring state was free of infiltration.

“Assam is also facing a similar problem of infiltration. The people of Assam voted the BJP to power and no one can enter Assam from its borders. We are free from the problem of infiltration,” Mr Shah said .

Asking people to vote for the BJP so that the party wins 30 of the 42 seats in West Bengal, Shah promised: “I come and tell you, if you let us win 30 seats in Bengal and form the BJP government, then even if a bird will cross the border and land here, no infiltrator will come in.”

Talking about the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) rules recently announced by the central government, Shah said Mamata Banerjee had misled people on the controversial law.

“I appeal to the people of Bengal with folded hands. We have passed a law called CAA. Mamata Didi is misleading the people of Bengal by saying that if you apply, your citizenship will be cancelled, ” said the federal minister.

Mr. Shah further said, “I am here to tell you today that all refugees who come here should apply without fear and no case will be filed against anyone. This is the law of the Modi government and no one can Make any changes…”

Slamming Mamata Banerjee government for allegedly welcoming Rohingya migrants into her state, Amit Shah said: “She (Mamata) welcomes Bengali infiltrators and Rohingyas, but But mislead Hindu, Sikh and Buddhist refugees. You will not succeed. PM Modi has notified CAA rules.”

The West Bengal chief minister has booked the National Investigation Agency (NIA) for conducting a raid in Bhupati Nagar without prior notification to the local police, with the Union minister claiming Banerjee wanted to protect the accused.

“In 2022, a bomb blast took place in Bhupati Nagar, killing 3 people. Please tell me, should those who carried out the bomb blast be jailed? The High Court has handed over the investigation to the National Intelligence Agency, Maldives Mata Didi hopes to “save the accused by registering a case with the NIA. don’t worry. The High Court has given the responsibility to the NIA. All the accused will be hanged upside down,” Mr Shah said.

Lashing out at the chief minister for allegedly shielding those accused of being involved in atrocities against women in Sanshikari, Shah said women in her state have been informed of the harsh truth.

“Mamata Didi, you are a woman chief minister. I want to ask you something. Even with a shameful incident like Sandesh Khali, you are doing politics. For many years, women have been under your nose Tortured below, Trinamool Congress goons kept committing atrocities. When ED went to arrest the accused, stones were pelted at ED. They (TMC) surrendered only when the High Court directed them to do so. You are just for votes And trying to appease some people, but all Bangladeshi women “they see this. They know that you stand with those who committed atrocities against women in Sandeshkari,” Amit Shah said.

West Bengal will go to polls in all seven phases of the Lok Sabha elections starting from April 19. The counting of votes is scheduled for June 4.

In the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, the TMC won 34 seats in the state, while the BJP won only 2 seats. The CPI(M) won 2 seats while the Congress won 4 seats. However, the BJP’s performance in the 2019 polls improved significantly, winning 18 seats while the TMC won 22 seats. The Congress fell to just 2 seats, while the BJP won 2 seats. The left wing scores empty.

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