Bengal people want infiltrators out: Amit Shah

Bolpur (WB), December 20

People of West Bengal are yearning for change as they want to get rid of political violence, corruption, extortion and Bangladeshi infiltration, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Sunday, attacking the Mamata Banerjee government.

Addressing people during a roadshow in Bolpur, a town associated with Bengali cultural and literary icon Rabindranath Tagore, Shah vowed to restore the state to its old glory when it was called “sonar Bangla” (Bengal of gold) if the BJP was voted to power.

“I have attended and organised several roadshows in my life but have never seen one like this. This roadshow is a reflection of people’s anger against the Mamata Banerjee government. This crowd reflects people’s faith in the agenda of development of Narendra Modi ji,” Shah said while addressing a gathering at the roadshow.

He said the yearning was not about changing a political leader but “getting rid of corruption, political violence, extortion and Bangladeshi infiltration”. — PTI

State gets first oil, gas reserve

Ashoknagar: West Bengal found a place on the oil map of India on Sunday as Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan inaugurated an oil and gas-producing field in North 24 Parganas. He said the crude oil discovered at the Ashoknagar reserve was of high quality. PTI