Kushmandi (WB), April 11 Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a scathing attack on the ruling TMC on Saturday, accusing it of turning West Bengal into a state run by "syndicates," while promising action against atrocities against women if the BJP comes to power.
Addressing a rally in Kushmandi, in the Dakshin Dinajpur district bordering Bangladesh, Modi said that the TMC had "handed over even the game of football to its syndicates," referring to the controversy during Argentine football legend Lionel Messi's visit to Kolkata last December.
"The entire world watched those shameful pictures. The TMC has also handed over football to its syndicate," he said.
Claiming that the state had become synonymous with lawlessness, Modi said, "In West Bengal, the syndicate is the government and the government is the syndicate."
The prime minister said that the 2026 assembly elections would be a contest between "TMC's fear and BJP's trust".
"This battle is to defeat fear and take West Bengal forward with trust. The TMC's shop of looting and lies is about to be shut down. Fear will exit West Bengal, making way for trust," he said.
Targeting the ruling party over crimes against women, Modi promised that a BJP government in the state would reopen old cases.
"We will reopen the files of every atrocity committed against women under the TMC rule. We will reopen the files of every rape case and ensure accountability in each. This is Modi's guarantee," he said.
Referring to the rape and murder of a doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, Modi said that the people of West Bengal, cutting across club loyalties, had united in protest.
"Mohun Bagan Super Giant and East Bengal fight on the field. But after the RG Kar incident, both stood shoulder to shoulder on the streets. In the same way, West Bengal must unite to teach the TMC government a lesson," he said.
Modi also accused the TMC of insulting President Droupadi Murmu during her recent visit to the state.
"By insulting the honourable president, the TMC insulted women, tribals, and the people of the country," he alleged.
The prime minister said that the BJP has "freed tribal communities from the menace of Maoism", accused the TMC of being "anti-tribal", and promised to remove infiltrators from the country.
He also said that refugees from the Matua and Namasudra communities would be granted citizenship under CAA, while women would get 33 per cent reservation in government jobs if the BJP comes to power in West Bengal.