Overview
- At Kolkata’s Brigade Parade Ground, Modi declared the “countdown has begun” for the Mamata Banerjee government, branding it a “nirmam sarkar” and “maha jungle raj.”
- Modi alleged the TMC opposes the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision to protect illegal voters, tying it to broader claims of infiltration and demographic change.
- He inaugurated and laid foundation stones for projects worth ₹18,680 crore, highlighting connectivity works such as sections of the Kharagpur–Moregram corridor.
- He opened with a greeting in Bengali and spoke before a stage set as a Dakshineswar Kali Temple replica, signaling a cultural outreach to counter the “outsider” charge.
- Pre-rally tensions included reported clashes and mutual allegations of obstruction, as parties brace for an election schedule that multiple reports say is expected soon.