KOLKATA, (IANS): If the BJP winning 18 seats in West Bengal during the 2019 Lok
Sabha polls can ensure the inauguration of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, bagging
35 seats this time will surely guarantee freedom from illegal infiltration,
Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Tuesday.
Addressing an election rally at Karandighi under the
Raiganj Lok Sabha constituency in North Dinajpur district, Amit Shah said: “The
people of West Bengal voted in large numbers for the BJP candidates in 2019.
Thereafter, the Ram Temple in Ayodhya became a reality. If the number (of BJP
seats) goes up to 35 this time, the people of West Bengal will get freedom from
the menace of illegal infiltration."
A major part of the Home Minister's 20-minute speech
focused on illegal infiltration, as he launched a scathing attack against
Mamata Banejree, saying: “Instead of resisting illegal infiltration, the Chief
Minister is pampering the infiltrators for vote bank politics.
"In Sandeshkhali, she tried to protect those
responsible for harassment of women because of the same vote bank politics. But
after the women raised their voices, the authorities were forced to take action
and send the accused behind bars."
He also said the country needs Narendra Modi as the Prime
Minister for a third straight term to free the nation from the menace of
illegal infiltration and to grant citizenship to the genuine refugees.
“The Chief Minister is encouraging illegal infiltration
and also opposing the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). Even the Congress has
said that if it comes to power, it will withdraw CAA. I dare the Congress and
the Trinamool to block CAA if they can,” the Home Minister said.
He also said that only the BJP can end the reign of
corruption in West Bengal, where every government job is sold.
“A massive amount of Rs 51 crore was recovered from the
residence of a close aid of Partha Chatterjee, who is behind bars now. But
Mamata Banerjee is yet to suspend her from the party,” Amit Shah said.
The Home Minister also said that an All India Institute
of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) will be set up in North Bengal, which has been a
long-standing demand of the people of the region, if the BJP retains power for
a third consecutive term.