PM Narendra Modi targets TMC over infiltration at Malda rally

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday mounted a sharp attack on the Trinamool Congress (TMC) government in West Bengal, alleging that large-scale infiltration has altered the state’s demography, triggered riots in districts like Malda and Murshidabad, and thrived due to the ruling party’s “patronage and syndicate raj”.

Modi also sought to reassure refugees such as the Matuas, who migrated to India after facing religious persecution, amid the ongoing controversy over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR)



exercise.

Addressing a rally here, the Prime Minister said infiltration posed one of the biggest challenges before Bengal, asserting that even prosperous countries across the world were taking firm steps to identify and deport illegal migrants.

“Infiltration is a very big challenge before Bengal. There are developed and prosperous countries in the world which have no shortage of money, yet they are removing infiltrators. It is equally necessary to remove infiltrators from West Bengal,” he said.