A day before Prime Minister Narendra Modi was to visit Haldia to inaugurate a host of Central projects in Bengal, BJP national president JP Nadda on Saturday inaugurated the first leg of the much hyped Privartan (Rath) Yatra at Krishangar from where he launched a scathing attack on the Mamata Banerjee Government for deceiving the people of the State in the name Maa-Maati, Maanush (mother earth and humanity).
Launching the Praivartan Yatra from the abode of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Nadda said “10 years ago Mamata didi came to power riding the slogans of Maa-Maati, Manush promising alround development for the people of Bengal … but after 10 years the condition of Bengal has only gone down… People have come to understand how you (Chief Minister) have looted Bengal and hurt its pride. The Maati (land) was humiliated and Maanush (people) were pushed to insecurity.”
The BJP leader said “the people had brought you to power with great hopes but you have betrayed them … instead of restoring democracy you have perpetrated dictatorial rule,” alleging “such is the condition today that whosoever raises a voice against you is harassed or jailed.”
Attacking the Chief Minister for her innate dislike for the word “Jai Shri Ram” Nadda said “why do you hate Ram so much,” wondering “whether you do this to get votes.”
Referring to the invectives the Chief Minister showered on him Nadda said “you suffixed a number of invectives against my name,” and added how Banerjee had hurt the social culture of Bengal. Referring to the BJP president Banerjee had told a public rally that “some people called Nadda, Chadda, Gadda … are coming to Bengal to disturb us…”
Earlier leading a massive road show in North Bengal town of Malda, Nadda said how the Chief Minister had “in her stubbornness, ego and arrogance, did great injustice to the 70 lakh farmers Bengal by not rolling out PM's Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana in the State.”
When around 25 lakh people urged the Centre, then “Mamata ji said I will also implement Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana,” he added saying “Mamata ji, elections are around the corner, what's the point of repenting when birds have already fled (the damage has already been done?)”
Saying that Lotus was bound to bloom in Bengal and “BJP will definitely come to power here,” Nadda said “only BJP can restore Bengal to its former glory.”
Meanwhile, the Prime Minister is scheduled to visit industrial city of Haldia in East Midnapore on Sunday. He will launch some key infrastructural projects, BJP sources said. At a programme he will dedicate to the nation the LPG import terminal built by BPCL, the Prime Minister tweeted adding he will also dedicate to the nation Dobhi–Durgapur Natural Gas Pipeline section of the Pradhan Mantri Urja Ganga project.”