KOLKATA, Jan 28 : Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president Nitin Nabin on Wednesday launched a sharp attack on the Trinamool Congress (TMC) government, accusing it of compromising national security by patronising infiltration and intimidating voters during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal.
Addressing a public meeting in Durgapur during his first visit to the state after assuming charge as BJP president, Nabin alleged that the ruling party was deliberately attempting to alter the state’s demographic composition.
He claimed such efforts posed a serious threat to the country’s security and urged people to support a change of guard in the upcoming Assembly elections.
Nabin dismissed TMC’s charge that the Election Commission was harassing common citizens through the SIR process.
“It was not the Election Commission but sections of the state administration – including district magistrates, sub-divisional officers and block development officers – who were allegedly intimidating people under political pressure,” Nabin said in his first public meeting in West Bengal.
He said the poll panel was working to identify fake voters and illegal infiltrators, while the state government was allegedly trying to derail the exercise by spreading fear and misinformation.
He warned officials against acting at the behest of what he described as a “temporary government.”
Placing the issue in a historical context, the BJP president invoked Jana Sangh founder Shyama Prasad Mukherjee, stating that Bengal’s present identity was preserved due to Mukherjee’s opposition to its merger with East Pakistan. He claimed that similar forces were active in the state even today.
At a separate interaction with party workers, Nabin said BJP workers were determined to ensure that West Bengal “never becomes Bangladesh” and were prepared to make sacrifices for the cause.
He accused the TMC of shielding infiltrators and indulgiing in appeasement politics, while misleading people about the SIR process.
“Illegal infiltrators cannot be allowed to snatch the democratic rights of genuine citizens,” he said.
Nabin also alleged that law and order had deteriorated in the state, claiming women were unsafe under the TMC regime.
Referring to Durgapur’s industrial past, he said the city had lost its prominence, with industries shutting down and youth migrating to other states for employment.
He further alleged rampant corruption and drew parallels with BJP-led governments in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, asserting that Bengal was next in line for change.
During the visit, Nabin launched the BJP’s ‘Digital Warrior’ campaign aimed at reaching out to citizens, particularly the youth, ahead of the Assembly polls. (UNI)
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