{"id":215601,"date":"2026-04-10T14:49:04","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T09:19:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsfed.in\/english\/?p=215601"},"modified":"2026-04-10T14:49:04","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T09:19:04","slug":"fish-rice-politics-heat-up-shah-assures-no-interference-in-bengals-food-habits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsfed.in\/english\/fish-rice-politics-heat-up-shah-assures-no-interference-in-bengals-food-habits\/","title":{"rendered":"Fish-Rice Politics Heat Up! Shah Assures No Interference in Bengal\u2019s Food Habits"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Union Home Minister Amit Shah, while unveiling the BJP\u2019s \u2018Sankalp Patra\u2019 (Manifesto) in New Town, strongly refuted TMC\u2019s allegations that fish and egg consumption would be banned if BJP comes to power in West Bengal. Terming it as &#8220;baseless propaganda,&#8221; Shah clarified that the party has no plans to interfere with the culinary traditions and food habits of the Bengali people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;TMC is spreading lies to create fear among people. I want to state clearly that no such decision will be taken in Bengal. Our focus is solely on development, employment, and restoring law and order,&#8221; Shah asserted. He described the last 15 years of the TMC government as a &#8220;Kalratri&#8221; (Dark Night), claiming that the high hopes people had after the end of the Left front were completely betrayed by Mamata Banerjee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Flanked by senior leaders like Suvendu Adhikari and Sukanta Majumdar, Shah promised that a BJP government would release a \u2018White Paper\u2019 on the alleged corruption and violence under TMC\u2019s reign. 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