PM Modi says Bengal on fast development track under NDA’s double-engine government

Kolkata: NDA’s ‘double engine’ government in West Bengal has put the state on a rapid development path after decades of “misrule” by the Congress, the Left and the Trinamool Congress, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday. He accused the TMC of appeasement politics, “money cuts” and “syndicate raj” and said the new government was focusing on growth, development and security.

Addressing a public rally at Tarakeswar in Hooghly district on Paschimbanga Diwas, Modi said peace, social harmony and stability are essential for the development of Bengal.

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“Bengal will create a new history by focusing on growth, development and security of the people. The foundations of economic and industrial progress are being laid and the entire country is watching,” he said.

Claiming that the era of “money cut” and union raj is over, Modi said, “Those who looted the people are returning the money, going to jail and apologizing to the people.”

Linking Bengal’s development to the Centre’s Purvoday Mission and Viksit Bharat target by 2047, Modi said the eastern state will play a leading role in India’s growth story.
The Prime Minister launched, dedicated and laid the foundation stone of projects worth Rs 18,880 crore during the visit. In his speech, Modi also launched a scathing attack on the Congress, the Left and the TMC on Bengal’s political history. He alleged that after Partition, the Congress “bowed before the conspiratorial forces” and later tried to erase the history and significance of ‘Paschimbanga Divas’, claiming that Bengal’s past was “whitened” for political reasons.

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Referring to June 20 as Paschimbanga Diwas, Modi said the younger generation should know the importance of the day and Mookerjee’s role in ensuring that West Bengal remained a part of India after Independence.

“First the Congress, then the Left and then the Trinamool pushed Bengal backwards. Now we must erase the mistakes of the past and build a new history.” he said and alleged that previous governments had turned the state into a hub of illegal infiltration.

Opposition Leader Suvendu Adhikari announced that Mookerjee’s ancestral house will be converted into a museum and a 45-foot statue of the Jana Sangh founder will be erected.

Modi also appealed to farmers to adopt sustainable farming practices by reducing the use of chemical fertilizers and promoting natural farming to protect the environment under the Centre’s ‘Khet Bachao’ initiative.