Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday (April 19, 2026) said that the upcoming Assembly election in West Bengal was a battle to save the State’s identity. He accused the Mamata Banerjee government of pursuing politics that favoured “infiltrators”.
Addressing a rally in the tribal-dominated Jhargram district, Mr. Modi alleged that the Trinamool Congress wanted to form a “government of infiltrators and for infiltrators”, urging voters to unite to remove it from power.
“This election is to save the rich heritage of this land. It is for saving the identity of Bengal. Today, there is fear of Bengal losing its identity,” he said.
“The path that the TMC is treading is very dangerous. The TMC wants to form a government of infiltrators and for infiltrators. A government that will protect only the religion of infiltrators, the language of infiltrators and the customs of infiltrators, rather than those of the people of Bengal,” Mr. Modi said.
The Prime Minister said that for such a government, the biggest obstacle would be the ordinary people of West Bengal. “For the TMC’s infiltrator government, if there is any enemy, it will be the brothers and sisters sitting here who will be the enemies of the infiltrators,” he said.
