Bengalis will not surrender to outsiders: Abhishek
Says Centre blocked funds for state, people will respond in assembly elections
Addressing a rally in north Bengal’s Alipurduar, Abhishek Banerjee was speaking at the second of his 26 public meetings under the TMC’s 19-day statewide campaign Abar Jitbe Bangla. File
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TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee on Sunday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of blocking Central funds meant for West Bengal and asserted that contrary to the BJP’s call for “change” in the 2026 Assembly elections, the people of the state would lead the process of dislodging the saffron party from power at the Centre after the state elections.
Addressing a rally at Chopra in Nadia district after a roadshow, the TMC national general secretary said the people of the state would not “surrender to outsiders and zamindars in Delhi”, and claimed that the BJP’s seat tally would fall below 50 in the upcoming Assembly election. The saffron party had won 77 seats in 2021.
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Charging the BJP-led Central government with withholding funds, Banerjee alleged that the BJP wanted the people of Bengal to “bow and surrender”.
Under the fourth phase of the RastaShree-PathaShree scheme of the state, Rs 8,000 crore would be spent across Bengal to construct 20,000 km of roads, he said, adding: “You (PM) have not given even 10 paise, but Bengal’s development has not stopped. You blocked funds meant for the people of Bengal to harass them. But the TMC and people of Bengal will not change.”
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