High Turnout Shows Women, Youth Pushing Back Against TMC, Says PM Narendra Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the high voter turnout in the first phase of Assembly elections in West Bengal reflects a strong pushback by women and youth against the ruling Trinamool Congress.

Addressing a rally in Mathurapur in South 24 Parganas district, which will vote in the second phase on April 29, PM Modi said polling across 162 constituencies despite intense heat indicated a decisive shift in public sentiment.

“The high percentage of polling, ignoring the scorching heat, proves that May 4 will not only be the day of results but also the day of change in West Bengal. The voters’ enthusiasm, especially among women and first-time voters today, has proved that it is the women and youth of West Bengal who have really opened up the front against the ruling Trinamool Congress in West Bengal,” he said.

The Prime Minister said women in the state had reassessed the Trinamool Congress. This followed its stance in the Lok Sabha on the Women’s Reservation (Amendment) Bill.

“The anti-women approach of Trinamool Congress and other Opposition parties has surfaced over the development at the Lok Sabha. So the women of West Bengal have decided to teach the Trinamool Congress a lesson in this election. They will punish the Trinamool Congress this time for being a barrier to women’s empowerment. Bengal is the land of Ma Kali and Ma Durga. But in the Trinamool Congress regime now, the women in West Bengal are not safe. So your vote will make all the difference. Do not tolerate injustice anymore,” PM Modi noted.

The Prime Minister asserted that the polling enthusiasm signalled an impending political shift, stating, “May 4 will be the expiry date of the 15-years of the Trinamool Congress’s regime in West Bengal. The dark days of corruption, extortion, violence, and crime against women will be over on May 4.”

PM Modi also promised a strict stance on illegal infiltration, alleging its impact on local communities.

“The illegal infiltrators were taking the share of the rights of local fishermen in the South 24 Parganas district. But Trinamool Congress wants illegal infiltration to continue… to enrich their dedicated vote bank. Rather, Trinamool Congress opposes any action against the illegal infiltrators,” he said.

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