West Bengal's existence at stake due to infiltration: Amit Shah

Addressing an election rally in poll-bound West Bengal, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday alleged that infiltration has increased to such an extent that state's existence is at stake.

His remarks came as he accused the Mamata Banerjee regime of reducing West Bengal to a state of lawlessness when incidents of firing and bombing take place almost every day.

He took a dig at prevalent corruption and syndicate raj in the state, adding that "a storm is raging to say goodbye to the incumbent CM Mamata Banerjee."

Union Home Minister Amit Shah, centre, during a roadshow for filing of nomination papers by BJP candidates Swapan Dasgupta, right, from Rashbehari, Shatorupa, left, from Ballygunge Assembly constituencies, in Kolkata, West Bengal. PTI

“A storm is raging everywhere in Bengal; a storm for Poriborton (change) and say goodbye to Mamata Banerjee,” Shah said.

“There is corruption everywhere. There is syndicate raj everywhere. Time to usher in Sonar Bangla (golden Bengal) as dreamt by Kabiguru Rabindranath Tagore, Bankimchandra Chattopadhyay and others," he said, urging the people to vote for the BJP candidates.

Shah addressed the rally before participating in the filing of nomination papers for the party's Bhabanipur candidate Suvendu Adhikari.