BJP's Poriborton Yatra Kicks Off in Bengal, Targets Mamata Govt Over Corruption
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Union Home Minister Amit Shah launched the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Poriborton Yatra in West Bengal, stepping up the party's offensive against the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) ahead of the 2026 assembly elections.
Shah addressed a large public meeting in Mathurapur, South 24 Parganas, and said the yatra aimed to bring 'real change' in Bengal, not just a change of chief minister.
The Home Minister said nine Poriborton Yatras would be taken out across the state, targeting alleged corruption, syndicate raj, and misgovernance under the TMC government.
Shah rejected Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's criticism that the yatra was meant only to capture power, saying the BJP's objective was to rid Bengal of corruption.
He also targeted alleged corruption in government recruitment, law and order, and border security, accusing the TMC of presiding over a breakdown of governance.
Shah claimed that Bengal had suffered under decades of Left rule and the TMC government, and invoked Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore's dream of 'Sonar Bangla' (Golden Bengal).
He also attacked the TMC's dynastic politics, claiming that if the party returned to power, Bengal would be ruled by 'bhaipo' (nephew), a reference to Trinamool national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee.
Shah also criticized the TMC's budgetary priorities, citing allocations for science and technology and madrasas, and alleged that corruption had become so entrenched that Bengal's name was associated nationwide with scams.
