West Bengal’s political landscape heated up as Union Home Minister Amit Shah unleashed a barrage of promises and warnings during his rally in North 24 Parganas. Speaking in Howrah, the BJP stalwart positioned his party as the sole savior against illegal immigration and TMC’s reign of fear.
The infiltrator issue dominated Shah’s address. These outsiders, he argued, were devouring youth employment opportunities, poor people’s rations, and undermining India’s security fabric. “Elect BJP on the 5th, and by the 6th, they’ll start fleeing,” he guaranteed.
A direct challenge to TMC enforcers followed: “Don’t venture out on April 29, or regret it from May 5.” Shah urged Mamata Banerjee to control her cadre, citing traders’ fears of violence.
Women’s empowerment took center stage. Contrasting Mamata’s restrictions with BJP’s vision, Shah envisioned a Bengal where women roam freely at any hour under BJP protection. Financial aid packages included Rs 3,000 monthly for women and jobless youth, free bus rides, and comprehensive maternal support up to Rs 21,000.
Industrial revival formed another pillar. Shah blamed Mamata’s syndicate system for industrial flight, pledging four industrial hubs and reopening closed units to combat unemployment – Bengal’s biggest scourge.
Defending Modi’s anti-terror credentials, Shah listed Uri surgical strikes, Pulwama Balakot airstrikes, and Operation Sindoor. He lambasted Congress leaders Kharge and Rahul for their anti-Modi rhetoric, calling it a loss of moral compass.
Predicting Congress’s electoral wipeout – zero seats in Bengal, minimal elsewhere – Shah declared Mamata’s fortunes tied to their sinking ship. The rally ended with calls for UCC to end polygamy and metro expansion to ease traffic, painting a prosperous BJP-ruled Bengal.
