Kolkata, Aug. 22 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi today mounted a multi-pronged attack on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and the Trinamool Congress (TMC), accusing the ruling party of turning the state into a hub of "crime and corruption," siding with infiltrators, and obstructing its development.
Addressing a rally at the historic Dum Dum Central Jail ground here, Modi asserted that Bengal's "real progress" would only come once the BJP is voted to power.
"In the last 15 years, you brought in 'Ma, Mati, Manush' for change, but what you got instead was crime and corruption. This has become the identity of the TMC government. So long as they remain in power, Bengal's development will be blocked. Real development will come only af...