‘Hindus given second-class status in West Bengal’: PM Modi slams TMC at election rally in Bardhaman-Durgapur
Also Read: 'Our votebank is every Indian': Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge writes letter to PM Narendra Modi “A TMC MLA gave an open threat. He said that they would drown Hindus in Bhagirathi in just 2 hours. What kind of language and political culture is this? What is happening to Hindus in Bengal? Looks like the TMC has made the Hindus second class citizens in West Bengal," ANI reported quoting Modi.
Modi also accused TMC of shielding Shahjahan Sheikh in Sandeshkhali case for appeasement. “I want to ask TMC, in Sandeshkhali, our Dalit sisters were served huge injustice. The whole country was demanding action.
However, the TMC was shielding the culprit. Was the reason that the name of the culprit was Shahjahan Sheikh? The TMC is busy in appeasement. Can a vote bank be above humanity?" Modi said.
Also Read: 'Na rahega baans, na bajegi bansuri…' Rahul Gandhi accuses PM Modi govt of 'snatching away' reservation On Thursday, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee accused the Narendra Modi government of attempting to marginalise the SCs, STs, and OBCs. She also alleged that the BJP and Modi were intolerant of Bengal's independence and the autonomy of the Election Commission. Also Read: ‘No one can call India 'banana' nation': BJP's Mumbai North Central candidate Ujjwal Nikam praises PM Modi Meanwhile, the Congress alleged on Thursday that West Bengal's industrial wealth was threatened by the Modi government's 'crony capitalist policies'.
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