Addressing a rally in Krishnanagar, Modi linked high turnout to BJP gains and said citizenship under the CAA would be expedited if the party forms the government in Bengal.
In Murshidabad's beedi belt, children quietly help their families meet impossible daily targets, while local contractors who control the trade also wield enormous influence over village politics.
Referring to the Mamata-led regime as "Maha jungleraj," PM Modi accused it of leaving tribal-dominated districts such as Purulia, Bankura and Jhargram deprived of basic amenities.
Sarma claimed that illegal immigration was altering the state’s demographic profile, alleging a decline in the Hindu population and a rise in that of “Bangladeshi Muslims.”
In Asansol, he accused the TMC government of damaging the once-thriving Durgapur–Asansol industrial belt, claiming the Centre allocated Rs 45,000 crore for revival.
