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PM Modi criticised Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress for misrule in West Bengal.
PM Modi addressing the gathering in West Bengal’s Durgapur. (X)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday took a pot shot at Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress saying that the party’s “misrule” in the state has been marked by lies, lawlessness and loot.
While addressing a gathering of BJP workers in Durgapur, PM Modi said that the people of West Bengal are now turning towards the BJP with hope.
He said that Bengal is a land of great people but under the TMC’s rule, the youth of the state is forced to migrate to other states. He further urged to bring a change by saying that the people need to bring Bengal out of this bad phase.
“Today the youth of West Bengal is forced to migrate to other states. Even for small works, the youth has to go to other states…Today, instead of new industries coming here, the old ones are being shut down. We have to bring Bengal out of this bad phase”.
#WATCH | West Bengal | Addressing a public rally in Durgapur, PM Narendra Modi says, “Today the youth of West Bengal is forced to migrate to other states. Even for small works, the youth has to go to other states…Today, instead of new industries coming here, the old ones are… pic.twitter.com/fuCLEjgjBt— ANI (@ANI) July 18, 2025
Further slamming the Mamata Banerjee government, PM Modi said that instead of new industries coming here, the old ones are being shut down. He further said that TMC is acting like wall in path of West Bengal’s development.
PM Modi Unveils Projects In Bengal
Earlier today, the Prime Minister laid the foundation stone, inaugurated several development projects catering to Oil and Gas, Power, Road and Rail sectors worth over Rs 5,400 crore in the district.
He laid the foundation stone for Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd (BPCL) City Gas Distribution (CGD) project in Bankura and Purulia district of West Bengal worth around Rs 1,950 crore.
PM Modi also dedicated to the nation Durgapur to Kolkata section (132 Km) of Durgapur-Haldia Natural Gas Pipeline, which has been laid as a part of ambitious Jagdishpur-Haldia and Bokaro-Dhamra Pipeline also known as Pradhan Mantri Urja Ganga (PMUG) Project. The Durgapur to Kolkata section worth over Rs 1,190 crore is passing through the districts of Purba Bardhman, Hooghly and Nadia in West Bengal.
He also inaugurated Retrofitting Pollution Control System-Flue Gas Desulphurization (FGD) of Durgapur Steel Thermal Power Station and Raghunathpur Thermal Power Station of Damodar Valley Corporation, worth over Rs 1,457 crore.
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Shobhit Gupta is a sub-editor at News18.com and covers India and International news. He is interested in day to day political affairs in India and geopolitics. He earned his BA Journalism (Hons) degree from Ben…Read More
Shobhit Gupta is a sub-editor at News18.com and covers India and International news. He is interested in day to day political affairs in India and geopolitics. He earned his BA Journalism (Hons) degree from Ben… Read More
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