TMC Poses Five Critical Questions to PM Modi on Governance and West Bengal Issues
Ahead of PM Modi’s Kolkata rally, TMC raises five questions on voter, LPG, fund allocation, and cultural issues.
Just hours before Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s mega rally at Brigade Parade Ground on Saturday, which marks the culmination of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s ‘Parivartan Yatra’ ahead of the West Bengal Assembly elections, the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) posed five pointed questions to the Prime Minister. The TMC described Modi as a “political tourist” to West Bengal in a post shared on social media.
The first question focused on voter verification and citizenship issues. The TMC asked about the 60 lakh voters referred for judicial adjudication after being categorized under “logical discrepancy,” and questioned how many Bangladeshis and Rohingyas have actually been detected through the Special Intelligence Report (SIR), while also referencing the deletion of 63 lakh names and the loss of nearly 200 lives.
The second question addressed the ongoing LPG crisis. The TMC criticized the central government for price hikes and supply shortages, asking why strategic reserves were not created to protect poor and vulnerable families during periods of global volatility.
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The third question raised financial and administrative concerns, highlighting West Bengal’s share of funds under various centrally-sponsored schemes, amounting to Rs 1.96 lakh crore, which the TMC claims has been withheld. The party also questioned the Union government’s failure to resume MGNREGA operations in the state, despite a Supreme Court directive.
The fourth question targeted alleged discrimination against Bengali migrant workers in BJP-ruled states. The TMC asked why workers have been reportedly profiled, harassed, detained, deported, or attacked for speaking their mother tongue. The fifth and final question criticized repeated remarks by BJP leaders, including PM Modi, perceived as insults to Bengal’s cultural and spiritual icons.
Ahead of the rally, TMC has extensively deployed posters across Kolkata since Friday night, demanding payment of unpaid dues under central government schemes and drawing attention to the state’s grievances. Analysts say the questions reflect the party’s strategy to frame the narrative around governance, cultural identity, and welfare issues ahead of the assembly elections.
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