Can sense public anger against Mamata govt: Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Thursday that he can sense massive public anger against Mamata Banerjee government in West Bengal and death knell of her regime has been sounded.

Shah urged people to give BJP a chance to form next government in state to fulfil dream of "Shonar Bangla".

"Since last night, I am in West Bengal and can sense massive public anger against Mamata Banerjee government. On or side, I can sense a hope among masses that a change can be ushered in state only under leership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi," senior BJP leer told reporters after garlanding statue of revolutionary Birsa Munda here.

Shah, who is on a two-day tour to state, hit out at Trinamool Congress government over "killings" of BJP members.

"From kind of attack and atrocities that are being perpetrated on BJP workers, I can sense that death knell of Mamata Banerjee government has been sounded," he said.

"I am confident that we will form next government in Bengal with a two-third majority," he ded.

Shah assailed West Bengal government, saying that benefits of over 80 central schemes, including PM-Kisan and Ayushman Bharat, could t be reached to poor in state.

" Mamata Banerjee government is t allowing benefits of central schemes to reach poor. More than 80 central schemes for poor, tribals and backward communities are t being permitted by state," he claimed.

"Mamata-didi is under a false impression that by t allowing central schemes, she would be able to stop BJP in state. I want to tell her that if she allows se schemes n poor people might even think about her," he said.

Shah, who arrived in Kolkata on Wednesday night to take stock of party's organisation ahe of 2021 assembly polls, ted that West Bengal is a border state and security of state and country is interlinked.

Accompanied by state BJP president Dilip Ghosh, party's national general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya, national vice-president Mukul Roy, Shah is on a day-long visit to Bankura district.

He is scheduled to hold organisational meetings in district and also meet representatives of various communities and social groups. Shah will also have lunch at house of a tribal family in district.

Bankura, dominated by tribal and backward communities, is one of several districts where BJP h me deep inros in 2019 Lok Sabha elections. It bagged both parliamentary seats in district. 

(Im: PTI)