Chandigarh, April 8 Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini said on Wednesday that the BJP will form a government in West Bengal under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, as the people of the state want development, industry, women's safety, and good governance.
During the long period of Left rule and now under the present government in West Bengal headed by Mamata Banerjee, "industry and employment have suffered," he claimed, adding that people want change.
"Due to issues such as atrocities against women, farmers not receiving the benefits of MSP, a sense of insecurity among the general public, and a deteriorating law and order situation, the people there are ready for change," he told reporters here on the sidelines of the Haryana Cabinet meeting, which was held under his chairmanship.
On Tuesday, Saini, who was on a visit to the poll-bound West Bengal, had said that the people of the state want to form a government under the leadership of Modi. Therefore, there is a strong wave of the BJP across Bengal, Saini had claimed.
Saini had also conducted a roadshow in support of the BJP candidate in Sreerampur and appealed to the people to vote in favor of the BJP.
Speaking to reporters in Chandigarh on Wednesday, Saini said that under the Ayushman Bharat scheme, lakhs of people across the country have benefited from medical treatment, "but due to the non-implementation of the scheme by the governments of West Bengal and Punjab, many needy people there have been deprived of its benefits".
With Banerjee urging people to cast their votes to take revenge for the deletion of people's names from the electoral rolls, Saini, while responding to a question over the matter, said that the revision of the voter list is a regular and necessary exercise carried out by the Election Commission.
The purity of the voter list is essential for democracy, and it should be updated from time to time, he said.
Responding to another question that some opposition leaders target the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) with their remarks, the chief minister termed it "unfortunate".
He said that the RSS is a symbol of service to the nation.
Whenever the country has faced any crisis, its volunteers have been among the first to serve. The organization has always worked quietly and with dedication for society.
Saini, meanwhile, said that under the leadership of the prime minister, the country is moving rapidly on the path of development, security, and public welfare, and the Haryana government is also working in the same spirit for the welfare of the state.
