Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday alleged that women suffered the most during the 15-year Trinamool Congress (TMC) rule as he campaigned a day before the last day of electioneering ahead of the second and last phase of the West Bengal assembly election on April 29.
Modi promised free rice, which he said would help women save ₹7,000-10,000 a year if the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is voted to power. He also listed the promises made for women voters in the BJP’s election manifesto, including an annual assistance of ₹36,000 for all women and 33% reservation in government jobs.
Modi also addressed the Dalit Matua community for the first time this election, after many of them were removed as voters as part of the special intensive revision (SIR) of the electoral roll. He assured them that the BJP would provide citizenship under the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) and that all infiltrators living in Bengal with fake documents provided by the TMC would be driven out if they do not leave before the poll results are declared on May 4.
