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Prime Minister Narendra Modi, citing NDA’s Bihar poll victory, urged West Bengal voters to free the State from “mahajungle raj,” attacked TMC over illegal infiltration and development hurdles, and renewed the call for a double-engine government ahead of Assembly elections.
PM Modi launches scathing attack on TMC
Taharpur: Highlighting the National Democratic Alliance's (NDA) recent victory in the Bihar assembly elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a significant statement on West Bengal politics on Saturday, December 20, 2025.
He said that just as the people of Bihar rejected "jungle raj," West Bengal now needs liberation from "Mahajungleraj" (a term implying extreme misrule). Due to bad weather and dense fog, he could not reach the rally in Taharpur by helicopter and addressed the gathering virtually via phone.
Prime Minister Modi said that the Ganges flows from Bihar to Bengal, and the people of Bihar have given a clear mandate to the NDA, rejecting "Jungle Raj" for the past 20 years. He said that the people of Bengal should also heed this message so that the state can move forward on the path of development.
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Thousands of people had gathered for the rally in Taharpur, but the Prime Minister's helicopter could not land due to dense fog. PM Modi apologized to the people, saying that he could not be present in person due to the weather, but his blessings and message were with them.
The Prime Minister leveled serious allegations against the Trinamool Congress (TMC), saying that the party raises "Go Back Modi" slogans but remains silent on the issue of illegal infiltrators. He claimed that illegal infiltrators in Bengal receive protection from the TMC, and this is why they are opposing the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process, so that the infiltrators cannot be identified.
PM Modi said that the TMC government is hindering the state's development and the people want a double-engine government (referring to the same party ruling both the state and the center). He said that no matter how much the opposition protests, no government can hold the people hostage and stop progress. The slogan ‘Bachte Chai, BJP Tai’ reiterated
The Prime Minister reiterated the Bengali slogan “Bachte Chai, BJP Tai” (If you want to live, you need the BJP), which the party has adopted as its main slogan for the upcoming assembly elections. This was the prime minister's fourth political rally in West Bengal this year and the first since the NDA's victory in Bihar.
The rally was held in Taharpur in Nadia district, which has a large population of the Matua community. This community consists of Hindu Namashudras who migrated from Bangladesh and have historically been supporters of the BJP.
However, after the first phase of the NRC (National Register of Citizens) process, many members of this community were removed from the voter list, raising their concerns.
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PM Modi mentioned the contributions of Harichand Thakur and Guruchand Thakur, but the anxieties regarding citizenship and the voter list were not entirely allayed.
The Prime Minister, while remembering Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, the composer of ‘Vande Mataram,’ said that in the 19th century it was the mantra of freedom, and in the 21st century, it has become the mantra of a developed India.
He assured the people that he would soon return to Bengal and interact directly with the public.
