Blitz Bureau
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on December 20 addressed a public gathering at Taherpur Netaji Park in Ranaghat via video conferencing after poor visibility prevented his helicopter from landing at the Taherpur helipad, forcing it to return to Kolkata. PM Modi’s chopper hovered over the helipad for sometime before making a u turn and returning to Kolkata airport. There was no report of any untoward incident.
Addressing the gathering, PM Modi, while drawing a comparison with Bihar, said, “Today the country wants rapid development. Bihar once again gave the NDA government a massive mandate for development…Bihar has also paved the way for the BJP’s victory in Bengal. Bihar has rejected the rule of the ‘jungle raj’ with one resounding voice.
“Even after 20 years, they have given the BJP-NDA more seats than before. Now we have to get rid of the ‘jungle raj’ in West Bengal…” he added, “The TMC wants to oppose the BJP. Let them oppose us fiercely, repeatedly, with all their might. I cannot understand why the development of West Bengal is being obstructed. You may oppose Modi, but do not make the people of Bengal unhappy. Do not deprive them of their rights. Do not commit the sin of shattering their dreams. I am humbly requesting the people of West Bengal, with folded hands, to give the BJP a chance…”