TMC has impoverished Bengal, vote in double-engine BJP govt: CM Yogi in Hooghly
The Statesman | 28 April 2026
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath launched a sharp attack on the current condition of West Bengal. Addressing a campaign rally here, he said that Bengal, once recognised for its art, literature, and industrial prosperity, has now been pushed toward deterioration.
“First, the Congress, then the Left governments, and for the past 15 years, the TMC have made Bengal impoverished. When we chant “Jai Shri Ram” or “Har Har Mahadev,” Mamata Didi gets scared. She begins to see her power shaking,” the UP CM said, while addressing a public rally in the Dhanekhali Assembly constituency of West Bengal on Monday.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that this sacred land of Bengal gave birth to Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, who proclaimed “Hare Ram-Hare Krishna” through Hari Kirtan. On this very land, Swami Vivekananda gave the message to Hindus across the world: “Say with pride that we are Hindus.”
“Today, when the TMC government is trying to change Bengal’s demography through a conspiracy, this proclamation of Swami Vivekananda inspires us anew. This is the land that gave birth to a great leader like Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, who infused new energy into the youth of India. Netaji had said, “Give me blood, and I will give you freedom.”
“That same Bengal, once called the cultural capital of India because of its art and literature and a growth engine of the Indian economy due to its industries, is now a place where Mamata Didi gets upset over slogans like “Jai Shri Ram” and “Har Har Mahadev.” She starts to feel her power slipping.”
CM Yogi said that he had recently visited Tarakeswar and offered prayers to Lord Taraknath. If there were a double-engine BJP government here, a grand corridor like Kashi Vishwanath would have been built at the Taraknath temple, devotees would have received better facilities, and every trader would have had the opportunity to run their business in an organised manner.
“In Bengal, speaking about India’s Sanatan traditions is restricted. The state’s demography is being altered. Slogans like “Jai Shri Ram,” Durga Puja, and idol immersion processions are restricted. Meanwhile, Mamata Didi allows namaz on roads and organises iftar feasts. Before any major Hindu festival, disturbances begin, curfews are imposed, and killings occur openly.
The Chief Minister said: “Before 2017, Uttar Pradesh faced a similar situation. Today, hooliganism has ended, curfews have ended, and riots have stopped. Daughters and traders are safe. Love jihad and land jihad have been completely curbed. Cows will not be slaughtered, and Hindus will not be divided. This is now visibly evident in Uttar Pradesh. If anyone kills a cow, they will have to face the consequences. If any mafia threatens a trader or illegally seizes the property of a poor person or a businessman, the UP “bulldozer” will crush them.”
Chief Minister Yogi said that “the Bengal which gave India its national anthem, the land of Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore’s legacy, what has become of it today? TMC goons occupy places everywhere.