West Bengal: Campaigning for the second phase of election has started in full swing in Bengal. War of words between TMC and BJP has triggered and reached the igniting level. Modi-Shah thump TMC over women's safety, "Under the TMC government, daughters are not safe, but under a BJP government, not a single rapist or criminal will be safe," said Modi at a rally in Panihat. Symbol Premium Women's Fit & Flare Wrap Dress (Midi Length | Stylish | Desk-to-Dinner) (Available in Plus Sizes)
In a rally in Kolkata, PM Narendra Modi and HM Amit Shah on Friday deepened their attacks on the TMC, promising to end “TMC’s reign of jungle raj” and create an ambience in which “mothers and sisters will not feel scared to come out of their homes even 2 in the midnight. Modi made this statement where Ratna Debnath, mother of RG Kar victim, is contesting on a BJP ticket.
"Bengal has been troubled for 15 years of Maha-jungle Raj. In these 15 years, much blood has been shed. A mother who made her daughter study to become a doctor, who fell victim to TMC's jungle raj, was made a BJP candidate. BJP also gave an opportunity to the Sandeshkhali victims to lead,” PM said, with an outrage days before the second phase of polling in 142 constituencies across south Bengal.
In her counter, Mamata Banerjee said “those sitting in Delhi” have been plotting to enforce their agenda on the people of Bengal, but every attempt to weaken the state would be met with a decisive democratic pushback. Trump's Triumph Denied, Diplomatic Deadlock in Islamabad: Iran Rules Out Direct Talks with U.S.
PM Modi also added the statistics of bloody history of WB, "In the 2016 elections, 1,278 people were injured. In the 2021 elections, 1,681 people were injured. In the 2023 panchayat elections, 664 people were injured. And in the 2024 general elections, 761 people were injured,” he said. "Pakistan's foreign policy masterclass: No factories, no schools, just a world-class 'Father Rotation Schedule'
In the morning Modi took a boat ride in the Ganga in Kolkata and shared photographs and video on social media.
The second phase is going to be interesting and one should watch out for Mamata Banerjee’s innovative strategies. Till now, she has not broken legs or any of that kind which she has indulged in the past to gain sympathy votes.