Image Source : PTI West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee throughout a public rally in Purulia.
“I find it funny that the party that has outsourced their brains to Prashant Kishor is trying to label everyone else as ‘outsiders’,” mentioned 35-year-old Raju Bista, BJP MP from Darjeeling, in an unique interview with IANS.
“I wonder if Prashant Kishor was born in Eden Gardens?”, Bista mentioned. He added that the TMC is intellectually so bankrupt that they needed to pay somebody to suppose for them, they usually need individuals to imagine they’re the custodian of Bengali delight. “It’s laughable”, he mentioned.
On the intensely contested elections in Bengal, Bista mentioned for 34-years the CPIM soaked this holy land with blood of their opposition and for the previous 10 years, TMC has continued with the politics of violence and homicide.
“Today, the BJP is fighting to save the soul of Bengal, so that no other individual will have to die for their political beliefs. The people of Bengal have had enough of this violence, this is why they are joining us in our quest to restore democracy in Bengal,” he added.
Bista mentioned that after coming to energy, Mamata turned extra brutal and dictatorial than CPIM, and immediately the TMC is indulging in widespread violence throughout Bengal.
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Bista mentioned the individuals from Bengal can see absolutely the lack of growth, they need to reside underneath police raj and dictatorship of TMC goons. “People in Bengal believe in the leadership of Hon’ble Prime Minister Narendra Modi ji and are striving for change,” he mentioned.
Excerpts from the interview:
Q: There is politics of violence being performed out within the land of Tagore, Vivekanand, Bose, Bankim, Aurobindo. What is your view?
A: There was a time when it was believed “What Bengal thinks today, India thinks tomorrow.” This occurred as a result of nice patriots, nationalists and visionaries like Swami Ramkrishna Parmahansa ji, Swami Vivekananda ji, Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose ji, Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar ji, Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore ji, Shahid Khudiram Bose ji, Bankim Chandra Chaterjee ji, Shri. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee ji had been born right here.
It is from Bengal that India derives its title Sashya Shyamala. But after Independence, it’s our misfortune that the state was led by individuals with none imaginative and prescient, for whom remaining in energy in any respect prices was extra essential than every part else. They have indulged within the politics of the bottom denominator (nimn star ki rajniti).
For 34 years the CPIM soaked this holy land with blood of their opposition and for the previous 10 years, the TMC has continued with the politics of violence and homicide. Today, the BJP is combating to avoid wasting the soul of Bengal, in order that no different particular person must die for his or her political views. The individuals of Bengal have had sufficient of this violence, that is why they’re becoming a member of us in our quest to revive democracy in Bengal.
Q: Mamata Banerjee says your social gathering has created turbulence in Bengal for its personal politics?
A: Tired of CPIM’s politics of zero growth and most violence, the individuals of Bengal had voted for change (pariwartan) in 2011 and helped elected Mamata ji. But after coming to energy, Mamata ji turned extra brutal and dictatorial than CPIM, and immediately TMC is indulging in widespread violence throughout Bengal. In the previous few years they’ve murdered greater than 150 BJP karyakartas. In 2017 they murdered 11 harmless Gorkhas in Darjeeling hills. Today such is the extent of violence in Bengal that the TMC Govt has refused to share crime information with the National Crime Records Bureau since 2018.
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According to 2018 NCRB information, Bengal recorded the best variety of try to homicide instances within the nation, highest variety of instances of grievous damage, third highest variety of violent crimes, highest variety of lacking girls at 64,832. Conviction charge in case of crimes in opposition to girls is at meagre 5.3% whereas nationally it was 23%. Multiple modules of ISI community have been busted right here, Jamat-e-Mujahideen Bangladesh, even Al Quaeda terrorists have discovered protected haven in Bengal, and TMC leaders have blown themselves aside attempting to assemble bombs in their very own properties. Everyone is aware of which political social gathering is liable for violence within the state.
Q: Will the BJP carry out higher within the forthcoming Bengal elections?
A: Obviously, the BJP won’t solely carry out higher than the final elections, however will even type the federal government with a thumping majority. As I’ve mentioned earlier than, the individuals of Bengal are uninterested in the politics of violence, homicide, nepotism, cut-money and corruption. People from Bengal can see absolutely the lack of growth, they need to reside underneath police raj and dictatorship of TMC goons. People in Bengal imagine within the management of Hon’ble Prime Minister Narendra Modi ji and are striving for change. They need Bengal to meet up with the remainder of India when it comes to growth and exceed they usually realize it will not be doable underneath Mamata ji, it should solely be doable with BJP underneath the management of Modi ji. This is why TMC is changing into extra violent by the day, as they will sense that they’ve misplaced the belief and love of the widespread individuals, so they’re getting determined by the day.
Q: Is the BJP indulging in polarising the Hindu vote financial institution?
A: There is polarisation in Bengal, however it’s not primarily based on faith, caste or class, it’s primarily based on the confirmed environment friendly and development-centric agenda of the BJP underneath Modi ji’s management versus the inept, inefficient and corrupt governance supplied by TMC within the state underneath Mamata ji. People within the state know that the TMC indulges within the politics of 30% Fixed Deposit, however BJP does politics for all of the 100%. We are guided by the philosophy and mantra of “Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas and Sabka Viswas”.
Under Mamata ji the members of the family of our courageous military martyrs have been given a compensation of two Lakhs to five Lakhs, whereas the members of the family of those that died in Mecca masjid accident got a compensation of Rs 10 lakhs. Please inform me, who’s indulging in politics of polarisation? Rohingya and Bangladeshi infiltrators are allowed to settle freely within the state, simply because they belong to a specific faith, is not that an try at polarisation?
In Bengal, all imams get a month-to-month stipend of Rs 2,500 since a few years, however solely a handful Hindu pujaris are given Rs 1,000 per 30 days for the previous few months. Isn’t this TMC’s try at polarisation? When TMC put a ban on our Hindu spiritual capabilities, to appease a specific vote-bank of theirs’, wasn’t that polarisation? When Mamata ji received youth arrested simply because they chanted “Jai Shri Ram” as she was passing by, was that polarisation or not? Time and once more Hindus are focused and tortured, this selective victimisation of Hindus within the title of secularism won’t be tolerated anymore. Today your complete nation is conscious and awake to this double commonplace and hypocrisy of TMC within the title of secularism.
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Q: Is Sourav Ganguly becoming a member of the BJP and can it’s a Didi vs Dada contest?
A: Everyone who loves Bengal is immediately wanting in the direction of BJP for rescuing the state from the evil clutches of TMC. People from throughout the state – no matter their caste, class, faith, instructional background are connecting with BJP. Anyone who’s a nationalist and desires to see our nation and Bengal attain higher glory is connecting with our social gathering. Since that is election time many such names will emerge and are rising. We are welcoming all who wish to remodel Bengal. But this election will not be fought on personalities, moderately it is going to be about Modi ji’s sushasan vs Mamata ji’s kushasan; and the BJP will type the federal government within the state.
Q: Is “Sonar Bangla” the reply to “Maa, Maati, Manush”?
A: Who would not dream of “Sonar Bangla”? Today in Bengal underneath TMC – Maa is raped, Maati is soaked in blood and Manus are compelled to reside in concern underneath Police Raj each day. Bengal, which ranked no 1 within the nation when it comes to industrialization and economic system throughout independence, is immediately ranked a lowly fifteenth following 34 years of CPIM and 10 years of TMC misrule.
Today, Bengal lags behind in nearly each sphere, which is forcing our youth to go to distant cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru for employment alternatives. Between October 2016 and 2020 unemployment charge had elevated by 217%. During the time of COVID over 10.5 lakh migrant staff returned from different states. Because of Mamata ji’s anti-industrial credentials there isn’t a funding within the state, in 2011 Bengal attracted 1% of whole FDI into the nation in 2021 as effectively that determine stands at 1%. Bengal is primary in crime and corruption, however has been relegated to the margins in each developmental parameters. TMC has failed Bengal, as they have no imaginative and prescient or plan for creating Bengal.
Q: Mamata Banerjee’s advisor Prashant Kishor has mentioned that BJP won’t even cross double digits?
A: I had learn Prashant Kishor ji’s tweets, what I do not perceive is what’s Prashant ji proposing to stop and who all he’ll stop? We all know his historical past of quitting. Elections will not be gained on paper. The floor realities are very completely different. If you seen the CVoter survey individuals’s frustration in opposition to TMC authorities has emerged very strongly. 49% of the individuals have mentioned they aren’t glad with TMC Government’s efficiency, and solely 38% have mentioned they’re glad with how the Bengal authorities is performing. People within the state are sick and bored with the TMC model of politics, and no quantity of bravado or audacious declare goes to vary that. BJP will type the federal government with a thumping majority.
Q: Is corruption an election challenge in Bengal?
A: In Bengal, TMC’s corruption is the largest election challenge. There is just not a sphere or subject the place TMC has not indulged in corruption. TMC was based and funded by cash from Chit Fund ghotala, lakhs of individuals have misplaced near 45000 crores in Sharada, Rose Valley, Basil, Alchemist and different chit funds which might be instantly associated to TMC. They have promoted syndicate raj and sought cut-money from each venture, which has resulted in abysmal situation of infrastructure within the state. Collapse of assorted bridges throughout the state resulting in deaths of many is a direct results of TMC cut-money politics. Today well being care system is in ventilator, training sector is in shambles, throughout the state persons are reeling underneath acute ingesting water scarcity, public transportation, highway and infrastructure are crumbling, as a result of the cash meant for public utilities have been siphoned off to purchase properties abroad by the ruling TMC elite. Such is the extent of corruption that TMC leaders did not even spare the funds meant for offering aid to hurricane Amphan victims. They wolfed it up. Corruption is the principle cause why the TMC might be proven the doorways by the individuals.
Q: Will Left-Congress carry out higher than final time?
A: From what I can see, each Congress and Left are on the death-bed. In 2016 elections, BJP was an emergent social gathering within the state, immediately individuals of Bengal see BJP as the one social gathering that can guarantee a greater future for the state. In 2014, CPIM (Left Front) had about 30% vote share within the state, by 2016 it had diminished to 19.75% and in 2019 normal elections their vote share has dwindled to 7.5% solely. Such is the mistrust of Left Front among the many individuals of Bengal that they refused to elect even a single MP from the Left events.
As for Congress, their decline has been much more fast, in 2014 Congress vote share was 9.6%, in 2016 it was 12.25 and in 2019 they solely received 5.5% of the vote. Fact of matter is that, immediately CPIM and Congress have been diminished to enjoying second fiddle to TMC, due to which individuals of Bengal have zero religion in these two events. People in Bengal know that voting for CPIM and Congress is like voting for TMC, so they will not waste their votes on these two events.
Q: What is your view on the Bengali vs outsider debate?
A: I discover it humorous that the social gathering that has outsourced their brains to Prashant Kishor is attempting to label everybody else as “outsiders”. I ponder if Prashant Kishor was born in Eden Gardens? TMC is intellectually so bankrupt that they needed to pay somebody to suppose for them, they usually need individuals to imagine they’re the custodians of Bengali delight. It’s laughable. This is without doubt one of the most important the explanation why those that love Bengal and India are quitting TMC in giant numbers, as a result of they can not tolerate the hypocrisy of their social gathering management. But should you take a look at the historical past of TMC, their hypocrisy turns into obvious.
I ponder the place “Bengali Asmita” was when TMC Govt left over 10 Lakh migrant staff from the state stranded in different states to fend for themselves? Under TMC, Bengal has develop into a protected haven for ISI modules, Jamat-e-Mujahideen and even Al Quaeda terrorists, these individuals have misplaced all proper to discuss Bengali Asmita. For TMC Rohingyas and unlawful Bangladeshi infiltrators are insiders however Gorkhas who’ve shed blood to guard our motherland are outsiders. The Prime Minister of our nation is an outsider, the Home Minister and even the President are outsider.
Q: What is your view on North Bengal?
A: North Bengal has very wealthy historic, heritage and cultural variety. The variety of tradition, individuals and language makes North Bengal one of the crucial cosmopolitan areas in India. We have Rajbongshis, Adivasis, Bengalis, Toto, Rabha, Mech, Hindi Bhasis and Gorkhas all residing collectively in concord. This unity in variety is the place the true power of North Bengal lies. Our area can be one of the crucial essential areas from National Security perspective. The chicken-neck hall is a vital geography for India’s nation safety curiosity. Our area has immense potential when it comes to Tourism, Tea, Hydro growth, International Trade, Agriculture, Floriculture and Horticulture. Given the current tensions with China, infrastructure growth has develop into a necessity on this area. But regardless of all of the potential, North Bengal has suffered underneath TMC due their neglect of the area and discrimination in opposition to its individuals. BJP will work with mission mode to remodel this area and remainder of Bengal. BJP will be certain that Bengal will as soon as once more take its rightful place as engine of development for total India. We envision Bengal as reclaiming its superb heritage and turns into the centre of India’s resurgence on the planet stage.
Q: What is the BJP view on Gorkhaland and Gorkha politics?
A: See our social gathering has dedicated to 2 core problems with the Gorkhas – Finding Permanent Political Solution for the individuals of Darjeeling Hills, Terai, and Dooars; and Granting ST Status to 11 left-out Gorkha sub-tribes. Gorkhas have full religion within the management of Hon’ble Prime Minister Narendra Modi ji, Hon’ble Home Minister Amit Shah ji, Hon’ble BJP National President JP Nadda ji and our social gathering management. They know that the BJP is the one social gathering that respects the patriotism and nationalism of Gorkhas. Like how we’ve fulfilled our sankalp patra guarantees and resolved tenuous points like abrogation of Article 370, making triple talaq unlawful, formation of Ladakh UT, decision of Bodoland points, points regarding Gorkha neighborhood will even be resolved. We have made our dedication and our social gathering will certainly fulfil it.
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