'Ma' crying, 'Maati' given to Infiltrators, 'Maanush' scared: PM slam TMC

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday accused the TMC of "sheltering goons who torture women", and said the BJP giving poll tickets to Sandeshkhali's Rekha Patra and the mother of the R G Kar victim is proof of the party's commitment to ensuring women's security. Speaking at the Matua community citadel of Thakurnagar at Bongaon in North 24 Parganas district, Modi also said all refugees who took shelter in India following religious persecution in the neighbouring nation will be granted citizenship through procedures outlined under the Citizenship Amendment Act. Modi listing sexual assaults on women since the party "came to power 15 years ago". He ripped into the state's ruling party, saying it betrayed its own slogan "Ma Mati Manush". "'Ma' is crying, 'maati' is with infiltrators, 'maanush' is scared," he added. 

From Bangaon to Barrackpore, several jute mills and factories have shut down over the past 15 years. In West Bengal, only the TMC-backed syndicate, cut-money and commission raj have flourished. pic.twitter.com/eWKSPdhiAi

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) April 26, 2026

Modi alluded to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s pre-Independence slogan of ‘Give me blood and I will give you freedom’, to urge the people to vote for the BJP, “and I will give you freedom from TMC’s ‘maha jungleraj." Bengal has voted overwhelmingly in the first phase, with the turnout figure crossing 91 per cent. Both BJP and the Trinamool have claimed it indicated support for them. The next phase of polling will be held on April 29 and the counting of votes will be held on May 4.