Former Union Minister Anurag Thakur, along with Union Minister Shantanu Thakur and other BJP leaders, participated in the party’s Parivartan Yatra in West Bengal. Speaking at a public gathering in Naihati, he criticized Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for allegedly welcoming infiltrators and mafias into the state while opposing President Droupadi Murmu.
Thakur accused Mamata Banerjee of not functioning as a Chief Minister but as the “Quaid-e-Azam of mafias, jihadis, and infiltrators.” He emphasized the need to remove the Trinamool Congress government and bring the BJP to power in West Bengal to safeguard the state’s identity and resources.
The upcoming Assembly elections in West Bengal are seen as crucial for protecting Bengali pride, culture, and the state’s existence, according to Thakur. He highlighted the issue of illegal infiltration from Bangladesh, alleging that successive governments, including the Trinamool Congress, have allowed infiltration to secure a vote bank for elections.
Thakur criticized the state government for failing to create new industries and job opportunities for the youth, accusing it of corruption through cut money. He also claimed that central agencies investigating criminal cases in the state fear Mamata Banerjee more than the criminals themselves.
Thakur further alleged that under the Trinamool Congress rule, schools and colleges have become unsafe for women, leading victims to struggle for justice. He criticized the party for deviating from its original slogan of “Maa, Maati, Manush,” claiming that Mamata, mafias, and money power now control the government.
