In a fiery address in Kolkata on Monday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah laid out BJP’s ambitious roadmap for West Bengal, promising radical reforms if voted to power. From massive funding for women’s schemes to purging infiltrators and scams, his vision contrasts sharply with the incumbent TMC’s record.
Dominating headlines is the Rs 5,700 crore allocation for empowering women, focusing on protection, financial autonomy, and skill-building programs. Shah emphasized that Bengal’s women deserve priority in a state marred by safety lapses.
He addressed the prolonged stalemate over 26,000 teachers’ appointments, assuring fair probes, financial support, and systemic fixes to restore educational integrity.
A big win for bureaucracy: implementation of the 7th Pay Commission to enhance salaries for millions of employees and their families. Recruitment drives for all open positions will commence by December 26, coupled with a generous five-year age relaxation for local youth entering government service.
Shah’s law-and-order overhaul targets deep-rooted issues. Ending political umbrellas for criminals and mafias, he vowed relentless pursuit of justice. Organized crime rings and external influences will be crushed, with a special focus on rooting out infiltrators through identification, legal proceedings, and expulsion.
Turning the spotlight on TMC’s budget choices, Shah questioned the Rs 80 crore for science-tech versus Rs 5,700 crore for madrasas. ‘Prioritizing youth employment or appeasement politics?’ he probed, linking it to the state’s staggering debt and scandal-plagued tenure.
Under TMC, Bengal has amassed Rs 8 lakh crore in loans, burdening every newborn with Rs 77,000 debt. A litany of corruption—from teacher scams to ration frauds, cattle smuggling, MGNREGA irregularities, and housing scheme embezzlements—defines their rule, Shah said. Rewarding the implicated DGP with Rajya Sabha elevation exemplifies their governance, he added.
Acknowledging employees’ steadfast support, Shah slammed the denial of pay commission perks as other states advanced to the 8th. ‘BJP government in 45 days means 7th Pay for all,’ he guaranteed, calling for a corruption-free, development-driven Bengal.