PM Modi at Kolkata rally: ‘Khela khatam, vikas shuru’

Addressing a mega rally on the Brigade Parade Ground in Kolkata on Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated the Trinamool Congress led by Mamata Banerjee has duped the folks of Bengal, and the time has come for ‘asol paribartan’ (actual change). “With the blessings of Bharat Mata, we will turn the state into Sonar Bangla”, he stated.
The Prime Minister added that the TMC’s sport was over, and it was time for growth. “Khela khatam, vikaas shuru,” he stated.
“The people of Bengal had once put faith in Didi to bring paribartan. But Didi and her cadre have destroyed the faith of the people and insulted Bengal. ‘Asol paribartan’ means peace and development, better education, more jobs and fulfilling everyone’s dreams. We will rebuild Bengal. I have come to give you hope,” stated Modi, who was addressing his first rally in Bengal because the election dates have been introduced.

He added, “Lakhs of people have turned up today to give their blessings to us. All intellectuals and artistes are with us. All of them are hoping that Bengal reaches a new high of development. Hearing the war cry of the people, it seems May 2 (when poll results will be declared) is already here today. With the blessings of Bharat Mata, we will build a Sonar Bangla.”
Attacking TMC and the Left-Congress alliance in the identical breath, Modi stated, “TMC and the Left-Congress alliance are on one side and the people of Bengal on the other. Congress came to power after our Independence but votebank politics destroyed Bengal. This politics was furthered by the Left and the TMC.”
Attacking the Left for forming an alliance with Congress, Modi stated, “They (the Left) used to once raise a slogan: Congress-er kalo haath bhenge dao, guriye dao (Break the black hand of Congress). But that black hand has become white now and the Left has tied up with the grand old party.”

Thank you Kolkata!
Thank you West Bengal.
BJP is the state’s most popular alternative. pic.twitter.com/5C9Fzvv5CF
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) March 7, 2021
Modi stated actual change will come when the lives of staff and farmers enhance, folks don’t have to journey exterior the state for jobs, and there’s no appeasement however uniform growth all through the state. “But under Mamata Banerjee, only corruption and syndicate raj have flourished. Loktantra (democracy) has vanished and loottantra (the culture of loot) is doing well. People of Bengal are not getting the money disbursed for central schemes. TMC is standing in the way of the state’s development,” the Prime Minister stated.
Taking a jibe at Mamata Banerjee for her determination to contest from Nandigram, Modi stated, “Your scooty took a turn towards Nandigram instead of going to Bhawanipore. Didi, I wish everyone well and don’t want anyone hurt. But what can I do if the scooty is destined to fall in Nandigram?”
Scenes from the Brigade Parade Ground in Kolkata (Express picture by Partha Paul)
Continuing together with his assault on the Bengal Chief Minister, he stated the folks of Bengal had chosen her as their ‘didi’ however she has chosen as a substitute to be a ‘bua’ to just one nephew. “Don’t you have many nephews in Bengal who all look up to you as their ‘didi’?  Why are you fulfilling the greed of only one nephew?” he stated with out naming the CM’s nephew Abhishek Banerjee.
Trying to counter TMC’s efforts to painting Mamata because the “daughter of Bengal” and BJP as a celebration of outsiders, Modi stated, “Mamata is India’s daughter. Bengal has seen the likes of Syama Prasad Mukherjee. BJP has Bengal at its heart.”
He added, “I have known Didi for ages. She is not the same person who raised her voice against the Left. She speaks someone else’s language now and is being controlled. You have pushed Bengal towards separation instead of development, and thus the lotus is blooming. You’ve divided people on religious lines, and thus the lotus is blooming.”

“We know TMC’s slogan of ‘Maa, Mati and Manush’. But crimes against women are increasing and even an 80-year-old mother is brutally attacked,” he stated, referring to a BJP man just lately alleging his mom was overwhelmed up.
Trying to counter the TMC’s common slogan of ‘Khela Hobe’, Modi stated TMC includes “experienced players” who’ve systemically looted the folks of the state and let corruption flourish. “You have done so many scams that a ‘Corruption Olympics’ game can be organized. You have played with the hard-earned money of the people and their lives. Now your game is over. Your days are numbered. Khela khatam, vikas shuru (The game is over, let development begin),” he stated.
Modi stated the subsequent 5 years of growth can present the best way for the subsequent 25 years. If Bengal is on the correct path, it may be among the many main states by 2047 when the nation celebrates 100 years of Independence, he stated.

“You can see the pace at which the metro rail in Kolkata is developing. We will ensure development so that Kolkata becomes the ‘city of the future’. The smart city project here will get new energy. We will ensure that our motto of ‘sabka saath, sabka vikas’ is followed,” Modi stated.