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TMC shielding infiltrators out of fear of losing power: Bengal BJP chief
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....MC shielding infiltrators out of fear of losing power: Bengal BJP chief<BR>PTI News<BR>Dated:- 1-8-2025<BR>PTI<BR>Kolkata, Aug 1 (PTI) West Bengal BJP president Samik Bhattacharya on Friday lambasted the TMC government, accusing it of orchestrating a "dangerous conspiracy" to include illegal immigrants, including Bangladeshi nationals and Rohingyas, in the state's electoral rolls in a desperate bi....
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....d to cling to power. Addressing a press conference at the BJP's Salt Lake party office, Bhattacharya alleged that the TMC was "hearing its own death knell" and had resorted to shielding infiltrators and threatening Booth Level Officers (BLOs) to ensure that bogus voters are retained in the rolls ahead of the 2026 assembly elections. "From Barasat to Madhyamgram, fake voter cards have been issued....
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.... to Bangladeshi nationals with the active involvement of local TMC leaders. BLOs are being intimidated to ensure that not a single bogus name is removed. This is not governance; this is desperation," Bhattacharya said. Barasat and Madhyamgram are towns in North 24 Parganas district, which shares a long, porous border with Bangladesh. Claiming that the TMC's vote-bank politics has far-reaching co....
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....nsequences, Bhattacharya said the fallout is now affecting Bengali migrant workers across the country. "I get distress calls from Bengalis working in various states. Employers are reluctant to hire them. Not just in BJP-ruled states but even in Tamil Nadu, which politically aligns with the TMC. This is the result of their encouragement of illegal infiltration," he said. Calling the TMC a "regime....
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.... of institutional loot and unbridled corruption," the Rajya Sabha MP claimed the ruling party had failed on every front- from economy to environment - and was now trying to manipulate voter rolls to stay afloat. "The TMC is actively sheltering Bangladeshi Jamaatis, Jihadis, and Rohingyas. Their presence is altering the demographic balance of Bengal, compromising the integrity of our elections, an....
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....d threatening national security. Our stand is clear - such infiltrators will not be allowed to stay on Bengal's soil," he asserted. Reiterating the BJP's demand for a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls in West Bengal, Bhattacharya said, "Without SIR, free and fair elections in the state are impossible. We demand immediate intervention by the Election Commission. Bhattacharya....
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.... also countered the TMC's claim that Bengali workers are being targeted elsewhere due to their identity. "This is a lie. The TMC is trying to manipulate Bengali sentiments to cover up its governance failures. It is not about Bengali pride; it is about TMC's guilt," he said. He cited data on the state's economic decline, pointing out that the number of industrial units in the Falta Special Econom....
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....ic Zone has dropped from 70 in 2019 to 36 in 2024. "While the government chants slogans like 'Egiye Bangla', the truth is grim. Over 66,888 companies have shifted their headquarters out of Kolkata. Bengal's economy is in retreat," the BJP leader said. He slammed the TMC's style of governance as "PR-driven and merit-blind," accusing the party of running a regime where "talent has no place, invest....
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....ment has no future, and only emotional manipulation survives. "Their final weapon now is Bengali emotion. Because they have failed to deliver on governance, they are using the Bengali identity to shield themselves from criticism. But the people of Bengal are not fools; they can see through this charade," Bhattacharya asserted. Meanwhile, responding to the allegations, a senior TMC leader dismiss....
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....ed them as "communal rhetoric" and claimed the BJP was attempting a "backdoor NRC" to polarise voters before the 2026 elections. "These are old tricks. The people of Bengal have rejected such divisive tactics before and will do so again," the leader said. PTI PNT NN<BR> News - Press release - PIB....