West Bengal’s political landscape heated up as Prime Minister Narendra Modi took the stage in Singur, delivering a blistering indictment of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s governance. Accusing her of fostering hostility towards the state’s residents, Modi positioned the TMC as the true adversary to Bengal’s progress.
The choice of Singur was deliberate—a site etched in history for the 2006 Tata Nano protests that catapulted Banerjee to prominence. ‘Mamata Banerjee came to power on Singur’s pain, but has given it nothing but neglect,’ Modi asserted. He detailed how promised factories and jobs never materialized, with farmlands yielding only despair amid rising crimes and economic stagnation.
Modi contrasted this with BJP’s blueprint: seamless governance, farmer welfare schemes, and industrial resurgence. He lambasted TMC’s muscle-flexing, from post-poll violence to suppression of opposition voices. ‘The people of Bengal are fed up with this dictatorship disguised as democracy,’ he proclaimed, igniting chants of support.
Thousands braved the crowds, waving saffron flags, as Modi concluded with an optimistic call to action. Singur’s echo chamber amplified his message statewide: reject enmity, embrace empowerment. As BJP ramps up its campaign, Modi’s Singur sortie could prove a game-changer.