Modi sharpens attack on Didi, says peace must for WB growth

Tribune News Service

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Kolkata, April 23

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today accused the TMC government of patronising illegal immigration from Bangladesh and extortion syndicates but uncharacteristically avoided personally targeting Chief Minister Mamata Banarjee.

Addressing a virtual rally at Shaheed Minar ground from New Delhi, he said West Bengal needed peace for development. He said the ongoing Assembly elections in West Bengal were not simply for changing the regime.

“I see hope and aspirations for a new West Bengal in the minds of the voters. West Bengal wants a government that is free of partiality,” Modi said.

The Prime Minister said this while addressing a virtual rally for those living in Murshidabad, Malda, Berhampore and south Kolkata. Modi said people were looking for employment opportunities, ease of living and ease of doing business. The PM said the BJP had taken a pledge to fulfil all such aspirations.

“West Bengal wants peace, security and development. It is eager for a regime where every department of the government does its work and accomplishes its responsibilities,” Modi said. Stating that record foreign investment was coming to India, Modi said a major portion of the investment would be used in Bengal to promote industry and employment. The BJP government would work in this direction, he said.

Stating that this was his last speech for the assembly elections, Modi today praised the high voter turnout in the state and urged the voters to maintain the tempo during the last two phases of voting as well.

Talking about the implementation of the National Education Policy in the state, Modi mentioned the ideas of poet Rabindranath Tagore in the field of education and said like the poet envisaged, the NEP was modelled on the need of connecting students to industry right from school days.

The Prime Minister said NEP provided opportunity to students to study in their preferred language even for courses at the highest level so that vernacular medium students could compete with those coming from English medium background on an equal footing.

PM invokes Tagore as he winds up campaign

• Talking about the implementation of the National Education Policy in the state, Prime Minister Narendra Modi mentioned the ideas of poet Rabindranath Tagore in the field of education and said like the poet envisaged, the NEP was modelled on the need of connecting students to industry right from school days.
• The PM said NEP provided opportunity to students to study in their preferred language even for courses at the highest level so that vernacular medium students could compete with those coming from English medium background.