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Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised the winds of change in Bengal this evening, which swept away the Mamata Banerjee government and embraced the BJP after years of skepticism. On the occasion, he also made two significant promises: forceful action against infiltrators and prompt activation of the state’s Central health system, which has been a source of contention with the state’s Trinamool Congress government for years.
There were also predictions about the “fall” of the Congress and the Samajwadi Party, which had opposed the women’s quota bill. He stated that both parties will suffer the “wrath of women”.
In an address to BJP workers at the BJP headquarters this evening, PM Modi said, “A new chapter has been added to the destiny of Bengal from today. Bengal has been freed from fear and is now filled with the confidence of development. Banglay poriborton hoyeche (Change has arrived in Bengal)”.
“I dedicate the credit for the Bharatiya Janata Party’s success in Bengal – this victory – to the people of Bengal… A new sunrise has dawned on the sacred land of Bengal,” he added.
PM Modi further stated that it was a source of pleasure for the BJP that Anga (modern-day Bihar), Banga (Bengal), and Kalinga (Odisha), the three pillars of ancient India, have chosen the NDA to help propel the country ahead.
“We have set out with the objective of a Developed India. In the fulfilment of the resolution for a Developed India, the rise of the East (Purvoday) holds immense significance,” he added.
On the occasion, the Prime Minister also made a dig at the Opposition parties, implying that although women in Bengal exacted revenge on Banerjee after the quota bill was defeated in parliament, all parties that opposed the bill in parliament last month will face a similar fate.
“I had said a few days ago that parties opposing reservation for women will have to face the wrath of women. The sisters and daughters of our nation have now punished the Congress, Trinamool, and the DMK,” he said.
“In Kerala, the Congress has certainly benefited from the ten years of misrule by the Left, but I am confident that the sisters of Kerala will also teach the party a lesson in the next elections. Similarly, the Samajwadi Party will also have to endure the outrage of the women of Uttar Pradesh… The anti-women Samajwadi Party will never be able to wash away its sins, no matter what it tries,” PM Modi said.
There was also a word on the fate of the Left, which for the first time since 1977, finds itself without a state to rule following its defeat in Kerala. This, PM Modi said, is a “major shift in Indian politics”.
“This is not merely a political shift. It is a shift in mindset. Today’s India seeks opportunity. It seeks development. It seeks trust, progress, and stability. Today’s India demands a brand of politics that moves the nation forward,” he said, indicating that the country’s infatuation with the Leftist ideology is finally over.
The BJP, which has long tried to take Bengal, is now poised to succeed, with a lead in more than 200 seats in the state. The party also won a third consecutive term in Assam and another in Puducherry.
