In PM Modi Bengal Poll Speech, Global WhatsApp Mention, Facebook Interrupt


West Bengal election: Prime Minister Modi was addressing a rally in Kharagpur, Bengal.

New Delhi / Bengal:

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today lashed out at political rivals in Bengal ahead of state elections when he linked Friday’s global disruption to social media with what he described as a slow pace of development in the state. In his election speech, he attacked Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and other political parties that have ruled Bengal for the past five decades.

Emphasizing that the state is desperately waiting for change, the prime minister said: “Last night, for 50-55 minutes, WhatsApp, Facebook and Instagram were down and left everyone worried! 50-55 years, and therefore, … I understand your impatience to bring change! “

On Friday, Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook Messenger – all Facebook services briefly went down worldwide. Services were restored around 11:30 p.m. In his speech, Prime Minister Modi linked the expectations of voters with the anxiety of social media users.

Reaching out to the youth of the state and targeting Mamata Banerjee at the same time, he said: “I did he has wasted 10 crucial years of Bengal’s youth. His party is the school of cruelty, and his syllabus is Tolabaji, money court, union and it is a training center to harass and annoy people. “

Accusing the Trinamool Congress of corruption, he said: “Trinamool’s extortion through unions has led to the closure of many industries. Only one industry has prospered. The mafia industry.”

Bengal will vote in eight phases to elect its next government, starting on March 27. Prime Minister Modi said today that the state election this time “is not just to elect new MLAs, ministers and prime minister.” “This election is not just to provoke”Paribartan“It is also to develop a.”Sound bangla“We want to get as many votes as possible for the BJP,” he said today.

With more than 40 star activists on a roster that includes Prime Minister Modi, the party’s new star recruit, Mithun Chakraborty, and union ministers, the BJP is working hard to expand its presence in this statewide election.

The state, prone to polling violence, has witnessed a high-pitched election campaign. Yesterday, Mamata Banerjee marked her election campaign and pointed to Prime Minister Modi and Amit Shah, said: “Say goodbye to BJP, we don’t want BJP. We don’t want to see Modi’s face. We don’t want riots.” , looters, Duryodhan, Dushasana … Mir Jafar, “said the Chief Minister at a rally in East Midnapore.

This morning, the Prime Minister once again used the slogan of the Trinamool poll: “Khela hobe (I play in) today in his election speech. “I did keep saying “Khela hobe! All Bengal is responding “Khela sesh hobe, vikaas arombho hobe (Now your game is over and development begins) “.

Invoking Dr. BR Ambedkar, he added: “Babasaheb Ambedkar has given all citizens the right to vote. But Mamata has taken away that right to vote. We saw how this right was crushed in the 2018 panchayat polls. I want to assure the public. Bengal people that Didi will not be able to do this. The police and the administration must remember the constitution. This time what happened in previous elections will not happen. “

“I want to assure youth and women, Dalit and adivasis of Bengal. Don’t let Didi play with the future of Bengal. “

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