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Amit Shah: First BJP Bengal CM Will Be Bengali-Speaking, Born & Educated in State

Union Home Minister Amit Shah has firmly rejected the Trinamool Congress's allegations that the BJP is a party of outsiders in West Bengal. He declared that the first BJP Chief Minister in the state would be a Bengali-speaking person born and educated in Bengal. Shah accused Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of sheltering infiltrators by refusing land for border fencing and turning "Sonar Bangla" into "syndicate raj." The state is set for assembly elections in late April, with results due on May 4.

Key Points: Amit Shah Rejects TMC's Outsider Tag, Vows Bengali BJP CM

  • Shah rejects TMC's 'outsider' allegations
  • Vows first BJP Bengal CM will be a native Bengali
  • Accuses Mamata of sheltering infiltrators
  • Says BJP will build 'Sonar Bangla'
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"First BJP CM in Bengal will be Bengali-speaking person, born in state, educated in Bengali medium": Amit Shah rejects TMC's 'outsider' allegations

Amit Shah counters TMC's 'outsider' allegations, pledges the first BJP CM in Bengal will be a Bengali-speaking native. He also accuses Mamata Banerjee of hindering border security.

"The first Chief Minister of Bharatiya Janata Party in Bengal will be a Bengali-speaking person, born in Bengal and educated in Bengali medium. - Amit Shah"

Durgapur, April 13

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday rejected Trinamool Congress' "outsider" allegations against the BJP, saying no one believes them and that the first Chief Minister of Bharatiya Janata Party in Bengal will be a person born in the state and educated in Bengali medium.

Talking with ANI during a road show here, Amit Shah said the BJP government will drive out infiltrators not just from Bengal but from the entire country.

"No one believes this. The first Chief Minister of Bharatiya Janata Party in Bengal will be a Bengali-speaking person, born in Bengal and educated in Bengali medium," he told ANI.

He was anwering a query about the ruling Trinamool Congress' 'outsider' allegations against the BJP. Trinamool Congress had also accused the BJP of trying to add names of outsiders to the voter list.

Amit Shah also said that a BJP Chief Minister will be sworn in in the state after the results are announced.

"This time, the people of Bengal are definitely going to bring change in Bengal, and on 5th (May), BJP Chief Minister will be sworn in here," he told ANI.

He was asked about the support the BJP is getting in the state.

He hit out at Mamata Banerjee over her allegations concerning Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the state and said while he can understand the Trinamool Congress leader's allegations against the Election Commission, she is now levelling allegations against the judiciary.

"This is not a Hindu-Muslim issue. I understand Mamata Banerjee's allegations against the Election Commission, but now she is blaming the judiciary, because the entire SIR is being carried out under the judiciary," Amit Shah told ANI.

He was asked about allegations from Trinamool Congress that the names of Hindu voters had also been deleted during the SIR exercise.

Mamata Banerjee has been attacking the Bharatiya Janata Party over SIR."SIR is a huge scam. This is not SIR but an attempt to bring the BJP to power. This is a scam to delete names. Ninety lakh names have been deleted," she alleged while addressing in Keshiary in the state.

She earlier said TMC will stand by those whose names were not there in the voter rolls following SIR and also made allegations about the removal of names of some people belonging to Matua community after the SIR exercise.

Amit Shah, who earlier addressed rallies in Paschim Bardhaman and Birbhum, accused West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of turning "Sonar Bangla into syndicate raj," and said "BJP will work on building Sonar Bangla" as envisioned by Guru Rabindranath Tagore

Amit Shah accused Mamata Banerjee of turning the slogan of "Maa, Maati, Maanush" into "mafia, muscleman and money power gang"."BJP will work on building Sonar Bangla as envisioned by Guru Rabindranath Tagore," he said.

He accused the Mamata Banerjee government of not giving the required land to complete border fencing.

"BSF needs 600 acres of land to fence the border. However, Mamata Didi refuses to give land, which leads to infiltration. Mamata ji shelters infiltrators, and they, in turn, elect her.

Elections to the 294-member West Bengal Assembly will be held in two phases on April 23 and April 29 and votes will be counted on May 4.

- ANI

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Siddharth J
The border fencing issue is critical for national security. It's shocking if the state government is indeed blocking it. Infiltration affects all of us, not just Bengal. This needs to be resolved on priority, whoever is in power.
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Rahul R
Promises are easy before elections. We've heard "Sonar Bangla" for decades from all parties. Show us the concrete plan. How will you bring industries back to Durgapur and Asansol? That's what matters to us.
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Meera T
As a Bengali, I appreciate the commitment to a Bengali-speaking CM. Our language and culture are our pride. But the voter list issue is worrying. Every legitimate citizen's right to vote must be protected, irrespective of community.
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David E
Observing from outside, the rhetoric seems to be heating up. While the 'outsider' point is addressed, the allegations about the judiciary and EC are serious. Institutions must remain above politics for a healthy democracy.
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Ananya R
The mention of Rabindranath Tagore is touching, but we need action, not poetry. Didi's government has its flaws, but the alternative must prove it's better. The syndicate raj comment hits home though – getting anything done here requires "contacts".

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