Team News Riveting
Kolkata, June 1
Amit Shah, Union Home Minister on Sunday castigated West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee alleging she opposed both ‘Operation Sindoor’ and the ‘Waqf Amendment Act’ to appease the Muslim vote bank.
Speaking to party leaders and workers in Kolkata, Shah said, “To appease the Muslim vote bank, Mamata didi opposed Operation Sindoor, thereby disrespecting the mothers and sisters of this country. In the upcoming 2026 assembly elections, the women of the state will teach the Chief Minister and the Trinamool Congress (TMC) a lesson for their criticism of Operation Sindoor.”
Shah said, “…The elections of West Bengal will not only decide Bengal’s future, but it is also associated with national security. Mamata Banerjee has opened the nations borders for Bangladeshis. She is allowing infiltration… Mamata Banerjee cannot stop infiltration; only a Lotus government can do that. We have asked her for land to create the fence… She is not providing land at the borders, so that infiltration continues, and her vote bank keeps increasing, and your nephew becomes the CM after you. But this is not going to happen…”.
Banerjee had previously accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP of politicising Operation Sindoor- the Indian Defence Forces action against the April 22 terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam.
The Union Home Minister asserted that the BJP would form the government in West Bengal in 2026. He referred to state’s political history, saying, “For years, Bengal was under communist rule. Later, Mamata Banerjee came to power with the slogan ‘Maa, Maati, Maanush.’ However, under her leadership, the state has witnessed increased infiltration, crimes against women, rising criminal activities, bomb blasts, and a decline in moral values affecting the Hindu community.”
Shah said, “Hundreds of BJP workers have lost their lives since Mamata Banerjee became Chief Minister. Didi, your time is coming to an end. The BJP will form the government in 2026.” He emphasised the party’s agenda for the state, saying, “We must establish the BJP government in West Bengal to halt infiltration, curb corruption, and stop the exodus of Hindus.”
