Kolkata, March 28 Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday intensified the BJP's campaign for the West Bengal Assembly elections by publishing a "chargesheet" against the TMC government, framing the election as a battle not just for the state, but for the country's security.
Addressing the ruling TMC in Kolkata, Shah alleged that during its 15-year rule, the state had become the country's "primary corridor for infiltration, appeasement politics, and border insecurity."
"The Bengal election is important not only for the state, but for the entire country. The security of the country is, in a way, linked to the Bengal election," Shah said.
Arguing that infiltration routes through Assam had been "closed" after the BJP came to power there, Shah claimed that West Bengal was now "the only remaining route" for infiltration.
"West Bengal is the only state from where infiltrators are entering the country and creating disturbances," he said.
The BJP leader repeatedly linked the issue to what he described as the TMC's "appeasement and vote-bank politics," accusing the state government of obstructing efforts to strengthen border management.
Shah alleged that the Mamata Banerjee government had not provided land for border fencing despite repeated requests from the Centre, adding that the refusal was "politically motivated."
"The TMC government has not provided land for border fencing as they want to create a vote-bank of infiltrators," Shah alleged.
