Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a scathing attack on the Trinamool Congress while campaigning for Suvendu Adhikari in Haldia on Thursday. Highlighting the plight of Bengal’s fishermen, the PM claimed that while fish production has doubled nationwide, West Bengal has lagged behind due to the TMC’s systemic corruption and refusal to implement central welfare schemes.

Modi alleged that the ruling party in Bengal blocks schemes like the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) simply because the titles contain the initials “PM.” “The egoistic TMC despises the word ‘PM’ and insults the Constitution by either renaming central projects or stalling them entirely,” he stated, citing PM Awas Yojana and Ayushman Bharat as prime examples of this “politics of hatred.”

Closing his speech, the Prime Minister offered six major ‘guarantees’ to the people of Bengal. He promised to restore trust in the administration, reopen files on crimes against women, and ensure that corrupt officials land in jail. Most notably, he assured state government employees that the 7th Pay Commission would be implemented and vowed to deport illegal infiltrators as per the Constitution.