Kolkata, April 9 – The 2021 electoral results from the Nandigram Assembly constituency in the East Midnapore district of West Bengal will be replicated this time in the entire state, especially the Bhabanipur Assembly constituency in South Kolkata, the Prime Minister said on Thursday.
“East Midnapore, especially Nandigram, in 2021, first proved that change is possible in West Bengal. The people of West Bengal this time are sending a signal that the results at Nandigram in 2021 will be replicated throughout West Bengal, especially in Bhabanipur,” the Prime Minister said while addressing a campaign rally at Haldia, adjacent to Nandigram, in East Midnapore district.
In 2021, Suvendu Adhikari, the Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, defeated the then Trinamool Congress candidate and West Bengal Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee. Later, she was re-elected from Bhabanipur in a by-election and continued to serve as Chief Minister for a third consecutive term.
This time, Adhikari is contesting simultaneously from Nandigram and Bhabanipur, and he is pitted against the Chief Minister in Bhabanipur.
Addressing the rally in Haldia, the Prime Minister also said that the “cruel” Trinamool Congress-led state government is causing West Bengal to constantly regress, especially when the rest of the country is moving forward.
“Several industrial units in Haldia, once a thriving industrial belt in the state, have closed down during the current regime. But this time, there is a change in the wind in West Bengal, and there will surely be a change in West Bengal this time,” the Prime Minister said.
He said that if the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) comes to power in West Bengal after the elections later this month, there will be a definite strategy to generate employment for the youth in the state by organizing regular Rozgar Melas (Employment Fairs), as is done in other BJP-ruled states.
“Only a double-engine government of the BJP is necessary to take West Bengal forward,” PM Modi said.
At the same time, he added that the 7th Pay Commission will be implemented in the state if the BJP comes to power.
He also said that the BJP in West Bengal will operate strictly according to the constitutional provisions, ensuring that each citizen receives the services they are entitled to, and that their democratic rights are protected.
According to him, the only issue that makes the Trinamool Congress ineligible to remain in power is the pathetic condition of women’s safety in West Bengal. “Here, a woman doctor is not safe within the hospital where she is working. If any girl gets admitted to a law college to become a future advocate, she is subjected to abuse within her educational institution. The women of West Bengal want a respite from such a situation,” the Prime Minister said.
He said that one of the most important agendas of the BJP is to free the state of illegal infiltrators and, at the same time, guarantee citizenship for religious refugees.