PM Modi accuses Mamata of aiding Infiltrators: "They want to settle here"

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a scathing attack on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, accusing her government of opposing the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) to settle infiltrators in the state. Addressing a rally in Mathurapur, PM Modi stated, "Your one vote will end the misrule of TMC. We will begin the journey of Viksit and Surakshit Bengal. Today, infiltrators are grabbing the opportunities meant for the youth of Bengal. The whole nation is worried that the demography has changed in border areas of the state. Why did they protest against CAA? Because they want to settle the infiltrators here."

PM Modi further criticized the TMC-led state government for allegedly undermining the Constitution by redistributing rights meant for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Other Backward Castes to Muslims. He accused TMC of appeasement politics, stating, "For appeasement, TMC is attacking the Constitution. Our Constitution provides reservations for the marginalized sections of society. TMC overnight granted OBC status to the entire Muslim community, thereby transferring the reservations meant for SCs, STs, and OBCs to Muslims." The Prime Minister also highlighted TMC's alleged failure to implement central schemes in West Bengal, claiming that the people of Bengal are suffering due to the state government's negligence.