Haldia, 09 April (H.S.):

Prime Minister Narendra Modi unleashed a blistering critique of West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) government during an electrifying election rally here on Thursday, asserting that investment flows from confidence, not intimidation,a promise only the BJP can deliver.

Framing the 2026 Assembly polls as no ordinary contest but a crusade to restore Bengal's splendor,PM Modi lamented the state's decline from an economic powerhouse to an industrial graveyard under TMC misrule.

Once a global trade nexus in ancient times and modern India's industrial heartbeat, Haldia now witnesses shuttered factories, PM Modi observed. He accused TMC of peddling fear and syndicate politics, insisting industries flourish on trust, not goonda raj.

BJP-ruled states exemplify this investor-friendly ethos, he pledged, vowing the same model for Bengal to reverse youth exodus—where locals once flocked for jobs but now migrate to Andamans, Odisha, and beyond due to job scarcity, corruption in recruitments, and cut money-commission rackets tormenting citizens.

PM Modi spotlighted Nandigram's 2021 verdict—where Suvendu Adhikari edged Mamata Banerjee as a preview of Bhabanipur's impending fall and statewide BJP triumph, with public fervor signaling change.

He slammed TMC's alleged religion-based reservations as unconstitutional vote-bank ploys, repeatedly struck down by courts yet pursued in defiance of judiciary and Constitution, neglecting communities like the Mahishya.

Central schemes suffer sabotage, PM Modi charged: PM Matsya Sampada Yojana boosted national fish-shrimp output, yet TMC rebrands or stalls PM-linked initiatives; Ayushman Bharat's free care for poor and elderly languishes unimplemented due to partisan spite.

Advocating double-engine governance, he promised port-led growth, blue economy thrust, agricultural boosts for fishermen-farmers, and job melas to empower youth.

Bengal's transformation wave has begun, PM Modi declared people ready to bury fear-mongering for development and trust.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Jun Sarkar